[eric strt6]

big brown truck dropped it off today
piece of cake to install, seems to work well, the remote is way cool. I can't wait to take it out for a ride. 3" of trigger actuated seatpost adjustment

 

[gonefirefightin]

looks like skyliner.....oh wait, will soon look like skyliner

 

[eric strt6]

GFF saw a white F350 pulling a toyhauler heading down 680 today, thought it might be you until I say the gay red metalflake flames covering the front end

 

[boogenman]

Awesome!

Th epost look sso sleek and modern but the trigger looks kind of old school. You would think they would be able to slim it down a bit.

Either way I am sure it will be a big help for riding in your neck of the woods

 

[gonefirefightin]

GFF saw a white F350 pulling a toyhauler heading down 680 today, thought it might be you until I say the gay red metalflake flames covering the front end

your a good man charlie brown

 

[eric strt6]

note to self> must not type, eat and drink beer when posting

 

[boogenman]

You are sober guy?

 

[eric strt6]

NA Beer

 

[spocomptonrider]

Dude, clean up your cables. That is an unholy mess up front. (Not that it really matters but it looks a hell of a lot better if you do)

Nice work on the seatpost, its hard to ride without one once you get used to using it.

 

[MMcG]

Is the offset supposed to be facing forward like that or should it be facing backward? It looks like it should have the offset facing towards your rear tire instead of the front as you currently have it set up.

See what I mean?

Also do you like your saddle angled nose down like that? Just a wondering. Congrats on the new addition to the Flite!

 

[moff_quigley]

MMcG is right. Post is backwards.

 

[eric strt6]

I set it up that way because the setback made me too stretched out on the frame for my liking

 

[Westy]

I set it up that way because the setback made me too stretched out on the frame for my liking

Bike might be a bit too big. What size stem are you running? Bike might handle better with a shorter stem and the seatpost in the proper position with the saddle slid forward.

 

[eric strt6]

I'm built weird. 6'1" with a 6'4" arm span 30-32" inseam [short legs] and a long torso. I have everything set up in a really comfortable position that lets me flick the bike around and hammer for hours, I'm not messing with it to make you guys happy

 

[moff_quigley]

Not about making us happy...you need to keep your seatpost happy.

 

[eric strt6]

this is where it is flipped the other way, the clamp on the seat rail is just a tad too far back for my taste. I tend to break seat rails at the nose from lever action...ok so I weigh 235

 

[crohnsy]

don't you find you slide off the front of your saddle with the nose down like that?

 

[eric strt6]

don't you find you slide off the front of your saddle with the nose down like that?

no when I have my weight on the bike the rear end sag makes the seat level

 

[drkenan]

Get it off chainlove by any chance? I've seen them on there and been oh so tempted to pick one up.

 

[eric strt6]

Get it off chainlove by any chance? I've seen them on there and been oh so tempted to pick one up.

yup

ordered on tuesday arrived on thrusday. They ship out of Salt Lake City

 

[MMcG]

Just for ****s and giggles I'd try the following:

1. Turn the seatpost back around,
2. Scooch your saddle forward a bit
3. Level your saddle even before sag
4. Do a ride and see how things feel.

 

[Ciaran]

What is that thing anyway? Remote ass tickler?

 

[eric strt6]

ok now that I stopped trolling with the above pics

I took the Joplin R out for a 2 hour spin today. In the process I discovered a serious drawback to adjustable seatposts. I no longer have the seat adjustment excuse to stop and catch my breath

That said I had a ball out there using it. It worked incredibly smoothly and the remote is the only way to fly now the only question will be reliability so we shall see but at $134

 

[Juddos]

Looking good.

Had one of these OEM on my Scott Ransom. Branded Maverick before Crank Bros. took over the patent.

The seat clamps are terrible and wear out in no time. Make sure they are greased REALLY well, and tighten the s**t out of them. Contact Lubey at Dirtlabs for help and spares.

I sold mine and bought a Kindshock with remote. Never looked back.

Excpet my remote broke from the bike resting upside down on the level 1 too many times

 

[eric strt6]

they went with new seat clamps due to that exact problem

 

[gonefirefightin]

I bet there is a horse corral near by

 

[Leppah]

Need to ditch that boner stem and try something shorter. Short stems work wonders.

I have a low end gravity dropper on my bike. Won't ever be able to ride without some sort of adjustable seat post now. I don't know how i did it for so many years.

 

[sc00ter16]

I know it's off subject a bit but that Flite looks almost like and exact copy of a Giant AC(especially the rear triangle and swingarm)

 

[johnbryanpeters]

I want to know how it holds up in one of those crashes where the bike sails through the air a few tens of feet at high speed and lands on the seat.

Bent seat posts made me a real Thomson fan.

 

[stoney]

I almost picked one up when they were up, but my seat tube is the other size... I was wishing I had it for my ride today. Would have been great to have.

 

[syadasti]

I almost picked one up when they were up, but my seat tube is the other size... I was wishing I had it for my ride today. Would have been great to have.

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