lowered seats, yet again.....
Posted: Thu Oct 15, 2009 8:57 am
I'm 5' 9 " tall. Had the same problem you speak of. I bought a Corbin and then, on the recommendation of a KLR rider, lowered the read one inch. It only cost $25.00 for the parts and was easy to do. The bike handles curves much better and the hight is perfect for me. I can touch the ground flat-footed. Didn't adjust the front at all.
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> I'm going to put at least a few hundred to a thousand more miles on the bike, before I consider going any lower. I have a short, 30" inseam, and I'd still like to be closer to being flat-footed, but I also hate to sacrifice much suspension. If I do lower the suspension, I'm thinking that maybe lowering it 1 inch would be enough...... Thoughts on that? Of those of you here that have lowered your bikes, anyone go only 1"? Usually I see lowering links in the 1.5" and 2" sizes...... >