RE: peg lowering(Re: [ST] crash followup(Re: damage assessment))

[peter.chittum@xxxxxxxxxxxx]

Brian, 

Did you ever try to adjust the placement of the shifter or the rear break
pedal?  When I first bought my ST, I the exact same experience with the
shifter.  I'm an even six feet with about 80% of my height in my legs (OK,
so I'm exagerating, but suffice to say, I'm quite leggy).  Anytime I wanted
to down shift, I was straining to lift my toe just get on top of the
shifter.  

I'm at work (and drove the cage today), so it is hard to describe exactly
how I did it, but I was able to lower the resting height of the shifter so
that I can rest the toe of my boot on top of it, and my heel on the footpeg,
without any effort going into lifting my toe.  I wouldn't be surprised if
the rear break pedal has a similar adjustability.  

The axle that the shifter connects to is notched.  I marked the original
placement with a grease pencil (once off, it is easy to lose track of where
it started), pulled off the connector, and then moved it one notch in the
direction I wanted.  I tried it out at that point, and it worked fine.  You
could easily move it a second notch to give even more play.  

If you're interested, I'll try to take a look at it tonight and give you a
more accurate description.

Later.
Peter '01 BRG ST

<MESSAGE FROM BRIAN...>

Also, the problem is that my legs were so doubled over that I could
not get my foot over the rearbrake or shifter without taking my foot
off the peg by lifting my whole leg.  This is quite unsettling in a
turn.  I got over this by never using the rear, except on low-speed
sand or gravel, and never downshifting, which, fortunately, the ST has
no problem with. ;)

...

Maybe there are other tall sprint riders who have solved this problem?

Laters,
Brian
- -- 
'99 ST (black)
Dallas, TX



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