Originally Posted by MichaelW
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The 820 style of bike was designed to be used with more extended seatpost than a typical road bike. Size the bike according to its length. If you have a comfortable reach to the bars, then dont worry if you have more seatpost showing. As long as the post is supported to it's max extension mark it will work.
Ive hired 820s and they seem to be robust and not too sporty for touring.
I have both of my bike seatposts jacked up to the max mark, and my butt still hangs out
off the rear end. That's what I'm thinking will be a problem.
I checked my 820 again, and it's actually a 19.5". I need to try to find a longer seatpost when I rebuild it so it fits a bit better.
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Last edited by bkrownd; 02-09-05 at 12:07 AM.