[Closed] How much seatpost do you have showing?

Say what?

don't worry - I have about the same on all my frames - as long as the reach is right for you then a smaller mainframe isn't really a problem.

And a Ti post in my medium inbred gives a good bit of comfort 'twang' too.

si - some tosser who has never seen me reckons i have aframe too small as i have a lot of seatpost on show!!

r_r - I think it was mostly people doing the 'taking the mick out of new bike picture' thing tbh (certainly was with my comments).

Nothing wrong with lots of seatpost showing in my opinion

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^ now with inline post though.

People were just taking the mick Rob. You do it when people post pics of bikes 😉

If the bike is comfortable for you then that's all that counts.

about this much:

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I have loads of post showing, I like a small frame to throw around, despite being 6'1. I'm sure people were just having a chuckle.

There is nothing wrong with it, it just means you bought the wrong sized frame - like the two guys above!

Jeez Rob do you think about anything other than bicycles?

Horses for courses. My Turner looks like a kids bike, but as Coffeeking says having a small frame to throw around is brilliant assuming it's been designed that way and has the right reach and the front end isn't too low.

About 24-25cm I think. Small frame but it feels great.

jimmer himself - Member
Horses for courses. My Turner looks like a kids bike, but as Coffeeking says having a small frame to throw around is brilliant [b]assuming it's been designed that way [/b]and has the right reach and the front end isn't too low.

And there's the rub.... Lots of folk seem to be riding around on frames which the manufacturer would say were too small for them according to any published height/sizing charts. Of course, I'm sure the designers know less about these things than the elite STW hive mind.

I have a 410mm post because a 350mm is too short.

More standover means a longer post. Plus, i'd rather have a 410mm post than a 350mm at max extension because when I did that I experienced a lot more flexing.

I blame it on the desire of the average MTBer to buy hardcore MTB equipment when all they really do is mince about on terrain that the average XC racer could demolish on a 80mm travel hardtail.

Like me.

EDIT: I meant that i'm the average MTBer, not the XC racer!

The old small frame thing for throwing around seems less in favour with the bike mags, in a recent article I read they were extolling the virtues of a slightly more roomy cockpit (sorry I hate that term) allowing for more comfort and better climbing.

RR I think with the snowy background the fact that the dropper post is slim (for half of it at least) and the raised seatube design of your Giant just makes it look longer than it really is..

what about the days of 23inch frames and 10cm of seat tube poking out. Much better!

I have lots showing when I'm sat climbing up a fire road. I have long legs for my height, so a larger frame would be too long. The person that took the p!ss must be perfectly proportioned.

I always get told I have too much post showing (matron) but any less and I get knee problems due to not extending my legs enough.
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The frame's a 19.5" and I'm 5'11", so I'd not want anything bigger.

EDIT: Hideously mismatching chain-ring was bought for my previous frame (blue) and is soon to be replaced 😉

RR didnt you have that great looking Prophet?

[i]great looking Prophet[/i]

he's ditched it for a Giant that doesn't quite fit 😉

my saddle is pretty much level with the bars.

Since we're posting pics, here's my do-it-all hardtail in sitdown mode

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If I had anything bigger it'd be useless for jumping and downhill. I prefer a shorter reach/cockpit anyway, my old Rockhopper was far too long and felt stretched. Planning on getting a thomson post soon though as I don't know if an alu post with all my weight on it is a good idea. It is a beefy post though, NC17 with apparently reinforced tubing. So maybe I'll be ok.

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Jeez Rob do you think about anything other than bicycles?
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rich coming from the bloke that posts one every one of my threads!!

And there's the rub.... Lots of folk seem to be riding around on frames which the manufacturer would say were too small for them according to any published height/sizing charts. Of course, I'm sure the designers know less about these things than the elite STW hive mind.

TBH I have no idea what size Giant made my NRS for, I've never checked the charts, all I know is that I bought a medium based on approx geometry of my previous bike and it feels nice set up as I have it 🙂 I've no real interest in how Giant saw it sized. But what do i know 😀

Of course, I'm sure the designers know less about these things than the elite STW hive mind.

I'd say fit is subjective. Bez' bike looks v odd to me for instance, but it works for him, and I doubt it was designed to be used that way...

"Bez' bike looks v odd to me"

I think, on that one, you're in the majority!

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t appear to be too extreme.

I think the problem for me was that there was a big jump between sizes with Giant.

19" frames in Specialized and an Orange P7 I tried do seem to fit a little better.

I had been considering getting an 18" Scandal,which would give a little more reach but would show even more seatpost...........

^I'm shamelessly plugging this everywhere I can, I have a 19" Rockhopper that I really need to sell, sounds like it'll fit you well if you like 19" spesh 🙂

Nice try Tom..... 😆

Interesting thread,I recently bought a 19" P7 (2010), I'm 5 11 tall with a 33 " inside leg.

I felt it was too big a frame with not enough stand over - didn't measure how much post was sticking out - but it looked enough. Just didn't feel right on it (lack of stand over , more than anything else). The P7 doesn't have much in way of a dropped top tube.

Since bought a new medium Cotic Soul - 250mm of seat post to the saddle rails, but feels much better (and definitely more stand over).

As others have said it depends on the frame and how individuals like the ride - probably the best in terms of fit that I've had was a large Turner Flux.

post goes up..... forks go down, bar goes forward.

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post goes down..... forks go up, bar come back.

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With a lot of seatpost showing, you can end up with a lot of vert height diff between bars and saddle.

With a lot of seatpost showing, you can end up with a lot of vert height diff between bars and saddle.

Award for most obvious statement of the week over here please 😀 😆

i change mine about, usually 8 inches

Is it like Victorians & ankles - show too much and people get giddy & offended?

As Jedi says, don't most people change it depending on what riding they're doing?

If you dont have to get the longest post you can,...then your frames too big for you 🙂

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20" frame, and long legs

who cares if it looks like a lot of post, if it fits and is comfy it's right and is the reason you test ride different sizes

Here here Rocketdog.

People have different length legs and torsos, this is the main thing to remember...

I have quite a long leg length for my height, so invariably when I ride a "correct" sized frame for my height, a 350mm seatpost is slightly too short. So I've become accustomed to just using 410mm Thomsons on everything as they're the one post I haven't managed to bend yet!

So to most people, my bikes look like they've got too much seatpost showing... But generally, they've also got relaively short stems on too. If someone is running a 410mm post AND a stem 20mm longer than ideal, they likely should be riding the next size bike up. But if like me you need the shorter bike, but with a long post cos of leg length, don't worry about what the nay sayers say... Have also seen plenty of bikes where you think about saying "put the seat up" to the rider as they've only got about 6" of post showing above the frame, but then you find out they've got ultra short legs and arms like an Orang-Utan!