G'day. 'Big Dave' here in Queensland Aus.
Sorry, I should have done an intro before - but I missed it in the old forum layout. Diggin' the new set up.
I've been riding an Electra Straight 8 pretty much every day for the last few years. Mostly to exercise my dog. He loves to run.
I actually call it the 'Long 8' as I've customized to suit me being quite tall. I ride it more regularly than my motorcycles.
I'm working on a new project currently and have been reading the seat post/ergos comments in a few threads with much interest.
This started life as an entry level Kona MTB:
But I have moved to Brisbane since I bought it more than 10 years ago and the knobbies and aggressive ergos really were out of place for where I live now.
I started toying with the idea of a more relaxed 29'er, but a few bucks converting this to a roadster has scratched that thousand dollar itch quite satisfactorily.
What I would like to to do next is get the seat back a bit, but everyone I've talked to says a Snake/BMX style seat post won't deal with my considerable bulk. So, any suggestions for a post that would get the seat a few inches aft? (Suitable for the larger gentleman
)
I read a post about seeing a machine shop and having something made from billet - but that's probably harder work than the task deserves. Any advice or links appreciated. I've used my PH.D in google and surfed a bit, but found nada so far.
For work I write and take photos for a few motorcycle magazines and freelance as a graphic artist.
This is my (mainly) motorbike web site: http://www.davidcohen.co
Happy trails,
Dave.
Sorry, I should have done an intro before - but I missed it in the old forum layout. Diggin' the new set up.
I've been riding an Electra Straight 8 pretty much every day for the last few years. Mostly to exercise my dog. He loves to run.
I actually call it the 'Long 8' as I've customized to suit me being quite tall. I ride it more regularly than my motorcycles.
I'm working on a new project currently and have been reading the seat post/ergos comments in a few threads with much interest.
This started life as an entry level Kona MTB:
But I have moved to Brisbane since I bought it more than 10 years ago and the knobbies and aggressive ergos really were out of place for where I live now.
I started toying with the idea of a more relaxed 29'er, but a few bucks converting this to a roadster has scratched that thousand dollar itch quite satisfactorily.
What I would like to to do next is get the seat back a bit, but everyone I've talked to says a Snake/BMX style seat post won't deal with my considerable bulk. So, any suggestions for a post that would get the seat a few inches aft? (Suitable for the larger gentleman
)I read a post about seeing a machine shop and having something made from billet - but that's probably harder work than the task deserves. Any advice or links appreciated. I've used my PH.D in google and surfed a bit, but found nada so far.
For work I write and take photos for a few motorcycle magazines and freelance as a graphic artist.
This is my (mainly) motorbike web site: http://www.davidcohen.co
Happy trails,
Dave.
