Re: [ST] Short Question

[Neal Dillman <neald+sprint@xxxxxxxxx>]

All,

Thanks for the great responces.  I do have fairly tall boots as well, 
Daytonas.

Bill,

You mention that you have a modified seat.  Who modified it?  Are you 
happy with the results?

Colt,

I am hesitant to modify the height of the rear suspension without 
modifing the height of the front.  Have others made this mod 
successfully (without affecting handling)?

Regards,
Neal


Bil Swartz wrote:
> Welcome Neal, and congrats on choosing a Sprint ST!
> 
> I'm 5'7" and have the same 30" inseam you do.  I don't know how much
> you'll get but you could send your stock seat to Sargent and have the foam
> in the front replaced with their "Atomic Foam", and denser closed cell
> foam I think it is.  This allows for thinner foam to do the same job.
> 
> Sargent also makes a replacement seat but from what I've heard it's too
> wide in the nose which makes us short guys spread our legs a little wider
> when reaching for the ground and that just shortens your reach.
> 
> I'm sure you'll get lots of other posts on this, there's things you can do
> with the shock setup I hear, and some suggest rotating the chain adjuster
> but I've not done any of this.  
> 
> I do have a modified seat, but when I need maximum contact area with my
> foot I just hang a cheek off the seat a little.  That and my Sidi OnRoad
> boots have a thick enough sole to negate most of the reach problem.
> 
> FWIW, HIH, YMMV, SDA, yada yada yada. 
> 



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