Lynskey Cooper find
08-19-14, 05:21 PM
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I hope moving the seat backwards does not compromise your knee and leg position too badly. You can get handlebars with a long reach that could give you another 10-15mm of reach if that helps. Nice bike. I hope you can find a position that works for you. I have had good luck using a fit specialist from the Specialized BG Fit program.
08-19-14, 06:54 PM
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The standover height is right for me, but the reach is way too short. I thought the longer stem would have alleviated that, but it didn't. Don't want any more stem length as I'm already out over the front wheel and this isn't a race bike, and I'm certainly not a racer.
I pushed the seat back as far as i could on the rails after that early morning ride and figured i would take it out for my saturday morning ride of about 26 miles. it was torture. Way too tight, so i decided to take it back as soon as i had a chance and see about a wider bar, possibly a setback post, etc. Happened to drive by that shop during work a few days later, and the shop was closed down! Not a mention from the shop owner or his employee who i dealt with about them closing this location while i was buying. There goes any tweaking or other service after the sale.
I pushed the seat back as far as i could on the rails after that early morning ride and figured i would take it out for my saturday morning ride of about 26 miles. it was torture. Way too tight, so i decided to take it back as soon as i had a chance and see about a wider bar, possibly a setback post, etc. Happened to drive by that shop during work a few days later, and the shop was closed down! Not a mention from the shop owner or his employee who i dealt with about them closing this location while i was buying. There goes any tweaking or other service after the sale.
08-19-14, 06:56 PM
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08-19-14, 07:23 PM
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08-19-14, 11:57 PM
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Those bars look very deep. That's quite a drop if you ride in the drops. The bike is looking great. I like the white bar tape with the titanium. Droooooooool!
08-20-14, 05:11 AM
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Curious about your thoughts on the Lynskey seatpost and why you switched to the Thompson. How easy is it to adjust the Lynskey? Can't buy your BTW as mine is a 27.2.
08-20-14, 07:40 AM
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Only switching to the Thomson because Lynskey doesn't make a 31.6 setback post. The Lynskey is easy to adjust. The Thomson came highly recommended as a high quality setback post.
08-20-14, 08:35 AM
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I picked up a used Lynskey Sportive last October off of a CL ad. I wasn't really looking to replace my Cannondale (yet), but it was a very sweet deal- Ultegra groupset, Mavic hoops on Shimano hubs, CK headset, etc. It took a bit of time to dial it in, but it really has a great ride.
08-23-14, 01:48 PM
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Finally finished with the Cooper. Thomson setback seatpost and a 105 crankset to finish it off. The fit is much better with the new post.
08-23-14, 02:11 PM
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If you ride those bar drops on the angled section, the depth is adjustable depending how high up you grab them. You don't ride on the bottom ends.
08-23-14, 06:46 PM
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08-24-14, 08:05 AM
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I tend to agree with you both, the aluminum clashes with the ti. It is more so in person. I have a black one on order. Thanks for your confirmation.
08-27-14, 04:53 PM
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Corrected. Now the bike is finished.
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08-27-14, 09:22 PM
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How're you keeping the white bar tape clean? And yes, really nice.
08-28-14, 04:09 AM
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