Seat Post

Speaking of seat posts, I hate to admit it but I have short legs. I want to lower the seat more than where it will go straight down so I can still have my butt on the seat and have both feet touching the ground. (this is on a mountain bike) Has any one seen a seat post that would move the seat back and down. I'm thinking that the front of the seat would be cupping the start of a curve that would come back from the tightening collar. Has anyone tried this?? perhaps a custom exhaust shop could bend the post. Give me some Ideas.

What you are looking for is called a 'lay back seat post'. There are commericially available ones and custom fabricated posts. You'll need a post that will fit your seat tube and saddle. Many standard seat post are tapered on the seat end to 7/8" and the seat tube is 1". That isn't the size for every bike but it seems to be for the majority. Here's a photo of a hand made seat post fabricated from 1" shaft stock turned down in a lathe to 7/8" on the end to fit the saddle. A lay back seat post will move your butt rearward and will sit lower than the standard seat. Hope this helps.
Tom

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I don't have the capability to do any welding, so I recently purchased such a seatpost from Ghent Cruisers (Board Track Seat Post | Ghent Cruisers), and it rocks. The flat strap-steel drops the seat as low as it can possibly go, while pushing it towards the back of the bike somewhere around 4 inches.

Thanks, That's exactly what I was picturing in my head but didn't know it was something that would work. I can most likely get a local machine shop to make one for me. Now if I could just get someone to shorten my pant legs-----------

just let those pants legs flap around, your chains will take care of shortening them...

Dontwanna I know about your troubles, my inseam is 28 inches and I am 5'10". Used to have a heck of a time trying to get a diamond frame pedal bike that fit me. If my feet could reach the ground the handlebars were too close. The only workaround was to buy a short frame and use the longest stem that i could find.
Elmo

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leave the seat were it is and get some of these

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Hahaha!! Those shoes would go well with lots of gold chrome on the bikeframe

My wife would look great in those...do they come in shiny red patent leather?
Tom

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Naw, I might have to walk once in a while & I'd walk funny
Norm