Hi, I'm looking at purchasing a Radrover for recreational use, some light mountain biking but mostly groomed trail rides in hilly areas. The bike frame seems a little small for my 6'4" body height 34" inseam. Looks like the solution as mentioned in this thread is to by an longer after market seat stem??? Any one out there that is 6'4" and has one of these bikes that could elaborate? Thanks
The mods I have are:
- Suntour SP-12 NCX 350mm +firm spring (for wife's RR; but, made seat too tall for wife, use the 350mm on old commuter bike)
- Suntour SP-12 NCX 400mm+firm spring (my RR)
- Cane Creek Thudbuster neoprene dust cover (400mm Suntour didn't come with a dust cover; but, 350 mm did)
- Two Sunlite Cloud-9 11.5X12.5 seat
- Sunlite 0-60 degree 95mm adjustable stem (up for me, down for 4'11" wife)
- Additional 2.5mm spacers for new stem (2 per Radrover)
- Wide platform pedals from BC Bicycles (size 14 shoes)
I'm 6'3", 270lb, 34" inseam, and 37/38 length in the arms in dress shirts. I have two 2016 Radrovers since Sept/2016 and put around 1200 miles between both of them. I use my RR 85% of the time to commute 13 miles round trip to work, 4900 ft to 5400 ft elevation range on mostly paved roads. I do like to fun ride after work or weekends on dirt trails around the Rio Grande river (4900 ft) or Sandia foothills (+6300 ft). Even took both Radrovers to the Grand Canyon and Sedona in Nov/2016 and can't wait to do that again.
I have zero problems with either the Suntour NCX SP-12 350mm or 400mm suspension seatpost on my bike. I have the 350mm seatpost near the max length mark while the 400mm seatpost has a bit more room; but, both work equally fine for me. I find it is more comfortable to keep the seat height at max height for commuter comfort. I lower the seat a little bit when trail riding because it is easier to shift my body position back/forth for stability/balance on extremely steep inclines/declines.
I ended up wiping out on my bike on the dirt trails and broke 2 of 4 stem bolts and bent a 3rd bolt on the fixed stem that came with the bike. Decided to upgrade to the Sunlite 0-60 degree 95mm adjustable stem just to add a few more inches of height and more upright riding position (about 30-40 degree up for me). Zero issues with Radrover power/brake cables being stretched and only takes 10 minutes to put on.
Pic of Radrover with Suntour SP-12 NCX, Thudbuster neoprene dust cover. Taken before replacing the stem and pedals:
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Sunlite 0-60 degree 95mm Stem:
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BC pedals for my size 14 shoes:
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