Originally Posted by
BengeBoy
Love the way they raised the seat for the photo on the 2010 model.(That's just what I'm looking for in a touring bike - a bike with about a 10-inch seat-to-handlebar drop.)
Must be somebody's idea of a joke, or maybe they were partying a little too hard in the photo studio that day.
I thought this was the dumbest picture of a touring bike seatpost ever:
http://www.co-motion.com/single_bikes/pangea.html
or this:
http://www.co-motion.com/single_bike...ertour_cp.html
...but I think the 2010 520 shot is even dumber.
Different strokes, but I for one prefer my bars 4-5" below the saddle. Mine aren't much different from the pics you link. I find it much more comfortable on the long haul than the "sit up and beg" position.