That is a good idea but I really like my saddle and setup and rather not suit my needs around the bike, if you know what I mean. Plus the GR has a nice lightweight tubeset which doesn't exactly mesh well with my largish body. It was a nice side project but alas I yam what I yam, a big dude with short legs....
On Wed, Dec 17, 2014 at 1:58 PM, Shoji Takahashi <shoji.takaha...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi Peter, > Just a thought on the Soma GR-- perhaps you used a saddle that's > relatively tall? I think Brooks saddles sit higher (i.e., you need to put > the seat post lower) than some other saddles. > > For example, look at this comparison on Ocean Air Cycles (4th photo down): > > http://oceanaircycles.com/2011/06/23/saddle-comparison-brooks-b17-swift-and-berthoud-touring/ > > If the Soma GR is otherwise nice, maybe try a different saddle with lower > height? > > shoji > > > > On Wednesday, December 17, 2014 1:51:18 PM UTC-5, Peter M wrote: >> >> More stuff for sale, Nitto lugged seatpost, usual insertion marks, looks >> great. A true piece of bike jewelry. $110 shipped. I will be parting out my >> too big for me 61cm Soma Grand Randonneur tonight, Riv wheels, typical Riv >> build. Its a lovely bike but the extension above the seattube is just a >> hair too high and even with the seat "slammed" the saddle height is more >> than what I like. Paypal, lower 48. Thanks all >> >> Peter >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
