High or low seats ?

[zed4130]

I was chatting to rob (pickle) about this this am, i slammed mine down , then thought, it will be a nightmare on the way to the trails and just general riding about, over the years my seats got lower and lower, so ive decided to do my own thing and flag pole it    i know its not the done thing, but im 37 now with a shot back, this way i can also ride to work and back with no grief    and i mainly ride trails and tracks, with a very little amount of parks, plus i have another seat and short post for that.So how do you like it long or short    im going to do a custom pad in the end, yep im no fashion victom 


in the sun lol

[SaMAlex]

Put it where you want it dude!

But what do I know. Front brake! Ive even got 4 pegs on now 

[zed4130]

I must admit alex i do prefere the look of a high post , yours looks sweet mate, and a pad  rob mentioned the pad on your bike   

[pickle]

lumberjack pad set mate

http://www.alansbmx.com/product_info.php?cPath=116_119&products_id=5895&osCsid=4d6dd8435c631e8525b8b669aa74f512

Might even be tempted myself! 

[Longun]

Surely for the General you need to track down a Rebel Racing pad.

Oh and it's seats up for me. Even more than those 2 are.

[pickle]

Bugger!!  just went to buy some myself and they're sold out  

[zed4130]

Bugger!!  just went to buy some myself and they're sold out  

   some rebel ones would be nice steev, there is one on ebay with lots of pads at the mo, bidder3 or what you call it is on them    £20 so far the lot, sure there fly up, i might make a custom one, but i do like the ones robs said about    they would be sold out mate   

[SaMAlex]

yours looks sweet mate, and a pad  rob mentioned the pad on your bike

That pad is funny. I didnt really give frame pads much thought. On my last bike i had didnt have one on cos the tt was quite large but I got this LAF just as I started to build up some old S&Ms so pads were on my mind. Now, when I look at older photos and Video footage of me Im always running an S&M frame pad. I have had one of those things on for more than 15 years now!
(and yes, I do still have the very first frame pad off my very first dirtbike! haha)

[zed4130]

I just think you have to set up your bike for how its used, not just how it looks, your bike looks great alex, and as i have to ride to the trails and parks, a low seats a pain, plus i love the look of a high seat and pads , i noticed alex in all the old pics you have a frame pad, keep it real mate   

[zed4130]

heres a full confederate pad set  thats a high pole 

[perry]

i used to and still do on the dirtbike have them at about 3-4" of exposed post depending on seattube length and depth of seat

on the standard its slammed

years ago before i moved we would have to ride miles to ride anywhere so i had to have the seat in a position  where i could just about pedal and i had a brake for the hills

but as the standard is a toy and not transport its slammed to keep it out of the way and so it doesnt jab me in the back of the knee 

after all , if you want to sit down and pedal get a road bike 

[zed4130]

  got one of those perry  (a road bike ) but no good on the dirt jumps   

[pickle]

but no good on the dirt jumps   

what you or the bike Paul 

[perry]

i guess mine started to get lower when i realised i only ever sat down when i wasnt pedalling 

what i didnt understand was why did so many people have the seat at such an angle  loads of my mates did it and sure its fine for no hand stuff but whenever i sat on them i slipped off the back 

[SaMAlex]

I still pinch the seat with my knees for loads of stuff. Apart from no-handers cos I cant do them, and barspins cos I dont really ever do them.

[zed4130]

but no good on the dirt jumps   

what you or the bike Paul 

   both rob    i angle the seat to go with the tt, i think it looks better, and the only thing alex these day i grab between me legs aint me seat   

[welsh denny]

as i mainly ride flat nowadays i need the seat up. i would have it higher but the post is already near its safety mark.

2 other riders in south wales  run huge posts. you can tell they are flatland bikers.


matti.


dhugal.

[bmxmatt1974]

i run my post quite high, prob cause i spend most of my time sitting on it and not riding 

[subversion]

Wear your seat posts with pride



I've always set mine up to be the most comfortable (angle) to sit on (that's what they're for!?) then make minor adjustments on the height to suit my riding
IMO slammed seats look soo gay

[Dingobmxer]

on every single bike I own the seat is set to just touch the inside mof my left knee when the pedals are level, this comes from my gate stance and I cannot ride a bike if its any different as I tend to use  my knees to steer/throw the bike around 

Hope this makes sense?

  DINGO

[perry]

great range of riders and styles answers 

shows it comes down to preference and more imporantly what the riding is

i think flatland would look damn silly with posts any lower than those 

[subversion]

i think flatland would look damn silly with posts any lower than those 

Don't forget, bitd flatlanders ran their seats slammed

[darkersomeday]

i run my seatpost slammed fully

mainly because i'm a shameless trend whore,

[Dingobmxer]

i run my seatpost slammed fully

mainly because i'm a shameless trend whore,

tis true 

  DINGO

[SaMAlex]

Does anyone else struggle to get a post long enough?
The long one I know of is the Odyssey one (apart from Thompson, but they cost too much!)