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Boatman
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I ride a Raleigh C40 which I like. I am having a bit of a problem with
knee-cap pain which has been helped a lot by raising my seat. From reading,
I think I may have to raise it some more for the correct ergonomics, but I
am already at the maximum length for my seat post. I should mention that I
have already replaced the seat post that came with the bike with a longer
one. Now I may have to buy another.
I am beginning to wonder if my frame size is just too small. For this style
of bike (a hybrid) it seems to fit OK, but I really don't know. My LBS just
sold me what they had in stock and I didn't know any better (there're since
out of business). How do I determine if this frame is basically not for me,
or I can get things to work well by getting another seat post?
Here are the specs: I am 5' 11" (180.3 cm) and have a 33 5/8 inch (85.4 cm)
inseam. The bike is a 19" model ( I don't know what this measurement is -
nothing on the bike is exactly 19" (48.3 cm) long). The crank length is 175
mm. The distance from the center of the bottom bracket to the top of the
seat (when compressed by me) is 31" (78.7 cm). Finally, the distance from
the seat rail down to the top of the seat tube is 10" (25.4 cm).
I would appreciate any help you could give me in deciding if I need to buy a
new bike!!
Boatman
knee-cap pain which has been helped a lot by raising my seat. From reading,
I think I may have to raise it some more for the correct ergonomics, but I
am already at the maximum length for my seat post. I should mention that I
have already replaced the seat post that came with the bike with a longer
one. Now I may have to buy another.
I am beginning to wonder if my frame size is just too small. For this style
of bike (a hybrid) it seems to fit OK, but I really don't know. My LBS just
sold me what they had in stock and I didn't know any better (there're since
out of business). How do I determine if this frame is basically not for me,
or I can get things to work well by getting another seat post?
Here are the specs: I am 5' 11" (180.3 cm) and have a 33 5/8 inch (85.4 cm)
inseam. The bike is a 19" model ( I don't know what this measurement is -
nothing on the bike is exactly 19" (48.3 cm) long). The crank length is 175
mm. The distance from the center of the bottom bracket to the top of the
seat (when compressed by me) is 31" (78.7 cm). Finally, the distance from
the seat rail down to the top of the seat tube is 10" (25.4 cm).
I would appreciate any help you could give me in deciding if I need to buy a
new bike!!
Boatman