Anyone familiar with a seatpost that can be reversed to allow a more forward postion? Or at least one that has zero offset? It needs to be light weight, and long (320mm).
thompson.
This is a really bad idea.
but, a 340mm Thomson setback would work.
It needs to be … long (320mm).
Are you riding a mountain bike?!
Check this thread:
http://forum.slowtwitch.com/gforum.cgi?post=508404;search_string=Fast%20Forward;#508404
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320mm happens… Compact geometry road bike…
320mm happens… Compact geometry road bike…
Get a normal bike 
Why is this a bad idea?
I don’t think it’s a bad idea, I use one.
I have the moutain bike length setback seatpost (turned around of course) because I have maybe a 1/2 inch more seatpost showing that would be “allowed” with a road seatpost.
I’ll assume you say that because ‘it’s your job to challenge…’, and not because you are knowledgable or something like that. Even though the post looks really long on this frame, the bike rides very well, in fact I’ll bet it climbs better with me on it than some posters here! Plus it is much more stable on descents than most bikes. By the way, mine is a Giant carbon and weighs about 14.5 lbs.! Cool!
Bad idea? Wonder why, as I have done it for thosands of miles!
Hey, get the FSA SL-K. It is flipable. Not too many knows about this. It won’t work perfect with all saddles, but if you have a Flite SLR it will. Once you flip it you will know what I mean…
I have a 73 degree bike, and this allows me to ride at 77 degrees effective…
Don’t get a seatpost with zero setback, it won’t help you. Also, no experience with the thompson setback post, but from what I have been able to measure, the SL-K should work better. Besides, it’s carbon. I also talked to FSA about this and it is ok to flip it, i.e it won’t break.
Bad idea? Wonder why, as I have done it for thosands of miles!
You can do something wrong for a very long time but all it does is make you really good at doing something wrong
Its not necessarily a bad idea. Hell look at Cervelos, virtually all of them are riden with forward seatposts.
Styrrell
Its not necessarily a bad idea. Hell look at Cervelos, virtually all of them are riden with forward seatposts.
Styrrell
Hell look at Cervelos, all of them have extremely short chainstays and are designed to be ridden forward.
I hope your post was tongue-in-cheek.
Not at all,
We have no idea what this guys body dimensions are. A giant has pretty short chainstays. If this guy is long legged and short torso this set up may be perfect.
Styrrell
Not at all,
We have no idea what this guys body dimensions are. A giant has pretty short chainstays. If this guy is long legged and short torso this set up may be perfect.
Styrrell
Wow… you really don’t understand…
I understand that i’m not all knowing and can’t fit a cyclist based solely on his desire for a long forward seat post. Whats next predicting marathon times based on shoe color. Or they ever popular bar tape brand IM time prediction contest.
Styrrell
I understand that i’m not all knowing and can’t fit a cyclist based solely on his desire for a long forward seat post. Whats next predicting marathon times based on shoe color. Or they ever popular bar tape brand IM time prediction contest.
Styrrell
Shoe color: not possible
Bar tape: white is fastest
The reason it is a bad idea has nothing to do with fit. It’s a bad idea because you are throwing more mass over the front of the bike than the bike was designed for. I don’t care if it’s a Giant or a Trek, doesn’t change the fact the the dude designing the frame intended for that bike to be ridden with the mass in a certain spot, which explains why the front end is the way it is and the chainstays are the way they are.