HELP! i can barelly reach my pedals on my stretch cruiser!

[MIKE DEGUZMAN]

i just bought a dyno glide kustom kruiser socal roadster stretch cruiser...

(thats what the seller told me the bike was anyway...)

hahaha and i can barelly reach the pedals ahahahaha

i rode it around my neighborhood and had to ride w/ my feet pointed when pedaling all the way forward...

sooo do i need to shorten the crank arms (if thats even what they are called)...

or is there a company that sells... pedal extensions? hahaha

or maybe i should find a seat neck that scoots the seat up a little further forward?

or maybe all of the above??

hahaha somebody please HELP!!!

 

[CCR]

is it just the furthest pedal away from you that your having trouble with ? shorter cranks may help then, if its a single piece crank (which i think it is) steal the cranks off a kids bike and try swapping those out.

 

[MIKE DEGUZMAN]

is it just the furthest pedal away from you that your having trouble with ? shorter cranks may help then, if its a single piece crank (which i think it is) steal the cranks off a kids bike and try swapping those out.

yeh... its only in its furthest position...

ill look at my daughters old bike... i wonder if that would make things easier...

i found these pedal blocks...

hahaha but they look cheesey as heck!

thanks for the advice!

 

[CCR]

it might not get rid of the whole problem but sounds like shorter cranks would help, and robbing a free kids bike of parts is well ... free :lol:

if it does work but it makes pedaling harder (physically harder to do) you may want to change the gearing too if your not comfortable with it, but i dont think it will make that much of a difference at cruising speeds.

 

[Wildcat]

Maybe the seat can be adjusted forward, by taking it off the stem and rotating the bracket backward, if it isn't already. That might give you a an inch or two. You can lower the seat and get a little closer also, if not already lowered all the way.

 

[MIKE DEGUZMAN]

i probably need new handle bars too

the grips were sliding off...

and it was most comfortable with the grips just over 50% off

im hoping my local bike shop has something a tad bit longer for me

hahaha im so short!

i saw some people welded extensions to their bars... but i know nothing about welding...

 

[CCR]

i probably need new handle bars too
...

i saw some people welded extensions to their bars... but i know nothing about welding...

viewtopic.php?f=8&t=712&st=0&sk=t&sd=a&start=30

the first RRBBO winner had some extensions, he used JB Weld, id let it cure and smack it with a hammer, if it holds ... put the grips on and ride :mrgreen:

 

[feuerdog]

A short list of some possible obvious( ...or otherwise sarcastic ) fixes:

1. Shorter cranks
2. Move seat forward
3. Move seat lower
4. Thicker shoes
5. Thicker pedals
6. Bigger/longer seat
7. Modified seat post
8. Stilts
9. Install a motor
10. Eat more vegetables

 

[Rat Rod]

 

[MIKE DEGUZMAN]

A short list of some possible obvious( ...or otherwise sarcastic ) fixes:

1. Shorter cranks
2. Move seat forward
3. Move seat lower
4. Thicker shoes
5. Thicker pedals
6. Bigger/longer seat
7. Modified seat post
8. Stilts
9. Install a motor
10. Eat more vegetables

hahaha

#4, 8, and 10 being done right now...

hahaha they dont have ropes long enough to reach my ankles and wrists

 

[MIKE DEGUZMAN]

solution found!

i chopped off 4 inched from the bottom of the seat post... allowing my seat to go down a few more inches... bringing me closer to my pedals!

woohoo!