Avg_Joe
Well-Known Member
- Region
- USA
- City
- RDU, NC
I've had the Suntour NCX seatpost on my Rover StepThrough for a few hundred miles now, and have been fidgeting with my riding position. Today I had an epiphany: The seat offset on the NCX seatpost is pretty extreme when compared to others - the seatclamp is at least 1.5" or more rearward vs the factory rigid post. This was not something I was aware of when I bought it due to my own ignorance/newness to bikes and components.
I have been experiencing some post-ride discomfort in my wrists, elbows, and hips. While riding today, I realized how far behind the crank centerline my hips were. Even with my seat adjusted forward to the limit, I'm really reaching for the grips and hunched over; and it's almost like I'm push-pedaling if that makes sense. I'm not looking for a cruiser position, a quasi-"athletic" position works well for me. But this is rather extreme.
I'm putting my rigid post back on tonight and will see if this discomfort subsides. I am also looking at suspension seatposts with 0 offset, not interested in the $200 posts as I want just moderate suspension (I run my Innova 26x4's at 16 psi which helps a bit) and no need for the parallelogram/elastomer design - a simple spring is plenty for me.
I have been experiencing some post-ride discomfort in my wrists, elbows, and hips. While riding today, I realized how far behind the crank centerline my hips were. Even with my seat adjusted forward to the limit, I'm really reaching for the grips and hunched over; and it's almost like I'm push-pedaling if that makes sense. I'm not looking for a cruiser position, a quasi-"athletic" position works well for me. But this is rather extreme.
I'm putting my rigid post back on tonight and will see if this discomfort subsides. I am also looking at suspension seatposts with 0 offset, not interested in the $200 posts as I want just moderate suspension (I run my Innova 26x4's at 16 psi which helps a bit) and no need for the parallelogram/elastomer design - a simple spring is plenty for me.