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shaitan
Mar 8, 2004
g.d.m.f.s.o.b.

Slavvy posted:

Have you tried altering where you actually put your butt in the seat? Also, what's the point of putting down both feet on a relatively light bike like that if you're quite tall? When I stop at a light I only put my left foot down and have my right on the brake; my bike weighs 220kg and I'm shorter than you by 3 inches so this shouldn't be a problem for you on a striple.

That is what I usually do, one foot down, one on the brake. Sometimes I just like to put two down to move my legs around but you are right, I don't need to.

I have been trying to adjust my butt around and see if there's a more comfortable spot, wasn't too successful last year with it, today was my first ride of the season :)

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shaitan
Mar 8, 2004
g.d.m.f.s.o.b.

Slavvy posted:

Your muscles have probably just re-adjusted to sitting behind a steering wheel :)

Actually I wonder if the difference between the 250 and this is just that this one is a lot wider.

Tamir Lenk posted:

As a fellow 6'2" goon, I also leg/hip cramps when riding, especially with my low bars and rearsets. Working on a new seat, so I plan to elevate my rear end a bit for comfort.

When the cramps start, I find some relief by standing at longer stops to work the kinks out.

See the problem isn't after riding for a while, it happens immediatly after I start, 2 mins into riding after hitting a stop sign and they just begin to HURT as soon as I put my foot back on the peg. Today they are still aching quite a bit, I'm def thinking I just need to start more stretching exercises to loosen the hips up.

Granted I only rode 4 times last year due to health issues so that's probably why it's so bad right now, however I did notice it on my first rides with the bike last spring before I got sick.

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