LOL!!!! Love it!
Thank you sir @america94Well that is mighty ingenious @AguassissiM !! We have the same bottle, is your frame medium or large? Did you get to try the new light at night? very curious to find out what other accessories you got yourself too!
This was one of those things that just happened on the fly when i installed the new saddle, you see i`ve heard that to get proper seat adjustment for how far back or how close forward you move it on the seat post rail is to measure it with your arm, put your elbow against the nose of the seat and adjust the seat until the longest finger (mine is the bird finger) touches the handle bar post, well since the new seat i purchased is shorter than the original one i had no choice but to turn the seat post by 180* so that the adjustment bolt faces forward now instead of backward. When i went for a test run i discovered that the telescopic action of the seat post has improved. You do realize that inside the seat post tube there is an adjustment bolt, unscrewing it will give you more bounce and titenig it will make it stiffer less bounce, basically compresses the spring inside. Hope all this mumble-jumbo makes sense....... Can you enlighten me a little regarding moving the seatpost to improve the suspension though? Mine tends to either work great, with plenty of bounce, or feel like it is stuck without any give whatsoever.
That chain feels like someone is hitching a ride on the back rack, hopefully it will give the would be thief way too much hassle and he`ll keep on walking instead of riding with our bikes away.That chain is a monster, right? got the same at Mec as well. Best ratio quality/price in my opinion for Canada.
I like that store, good stuff and decent prices for several items. You often have a better selection online for home delivery though.
Tip to save on shipping costs: if you want to buy something online that is not in your local store that would require shipping costs, drop by the store and have them order it for you = free shipping
How do you like the seat? looks very comfy, like a lazy-boy for bikes
Edit: i have been fiddling around with the bolt inside the post, yes. It is at its loosest right now and it does not give. Sometimes it's the opposite, too much bounce. I find that loosening the cap at the top of the tube, right under the rubber springy cover does have quite an effect sometimes. I just can't get it to be relatively cushy/springy permanently. Once I get it cushy, after a few rides, it becomes stiff again. There is plenty of grease inside, I dismantled it twice already.
Thank you @Denis Shelston , very handy and well made and fits that spot like a glove in my opinion.Thanks for the info.
Love your bar bag, ROCKBROS makes nice stuff.
I think any seat will need to be trained, in a manner of speaking. I'm sure you'll eventually feel no pain. I'll play with that adjustment screw under the seat, could use more movement.
Noticed in your garage you have a Red snow blower, a Red lawn mower... Guess your Téo had to be Red - no question.
Not possible since I have experienced the pain before turning the post 180* and on the original seat, yes it was set up flat as is the new one and it feels like I'm riding around with a sofa seat attached to my bike. More than likely it looks rediculous and I really do not care as long as I'm confortable.When I was riding last night, I put a finger on the seatpost suspension part as I was crossing bumps (thinking that was a stupid thing to do!). To my surprise, it was working fine although I could not feel it bouncing. I realized 2 things:
1. I set it too loose and my bodyweight alone (192 pounds) sags it at what seems like 50% at least. So there is not much give left.
2. I used to really feel it going up and down before I fiddled around with it and shot silicone inside for testing purposes. Now it works so much better that I don't even realize it is working.
I will play with the inside screw ring adjustment to make it tighter so I don't sag it so much without losing the suspension effect.
So no worries after all, it is working just fine, just hard to fine tune.
Another thing @AguassissiM: since most sources strongly suggest to set the seat at a perfect horizontal level to be comfortable - and since I could not set mine level with the post rotated 180% - is it possible your seat has the front pointing upwards and that is (at least in part) causing your discomfort?
Sadly not all my accessories i ordered have shown up, going for a ride and liked to take some water with me however no bottle holder, pondered at it for a few minutes had few puffs of my favorite vape and came up with this idea. Now first thing to do is slip the bottle`s top in than take the tennis ball put it under the bottle and roll the contraption into place between the seat tube and back fender, to take it out reverse the procedure. Went for a 20 km ride and had no problem.
Thank you @Jazzcat ,Genius! Great water bottle holder!