Coker seat height question

Unless you're a real shortarse, you'll be fine on a coker. I think 30"
inseam should be okay, I buy 32" inseam trousers and am fine with the
medium length seatpost on the coker, the short one is 3 inches or so
shorter. I don't think you'll need to alter the frame. Remember that
whilst the seat is 8 inches higher, the pedals are also 4 inches
higher, so once you're on that's it.

It takes a little more jumping up onto than a 29er, but isn't that bad.

Brakes are applied smoothly and stop you having to fight the uni on
downhills. Works well. Having said that, most road hills are more about
practice and getting the technique smooth than anything else.

Joe

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You shouldn't have a problem as I managed with the short seat post and
my inseam is 27" on a good day (as Joe would put it I'm a shortarse :p
). I've subsequently cut the seat post shorter but that's because I put
a side pull brake on and had to drill through the frame.

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joemarshall said:

It takes a little more jumping up onto than a 29er, but isn't that bad.

as an old geezer my experience is worse: I am afraid of freemounting my
Coker though it's ok on my 29er.
the reasons are subtle:
- I am not relaxed enough (but my body seems to recall that missing a
freemount on my Coker sent me to the emergency ward 😠 )
- I suffer from orthostatic problems (the Coker is high and doing a
freemount too hastily just send my head turning )
But I will try again and again. Fine tuning a Coker is harder but it's
worth a try
I hope I can borrow one with an airfoil rim to taste the difference.
edit: ah yes hills! my nightmare ... shorter cranks are better for me
(strange but discussed before in other threads) I am now on 102mm
cranks on my 29er and getting better hill climbing (I have very
muscular legs and bad balance)

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free mounting i ain't learnt yet but it is possible and i do land them a
few times.

seat height should be as high and psychically possible, stops chaffing
and easier to ride.

Hills you plan, you take a run at them and keep going, but if you doing
a extremely hill course you plan your crank length.

Do expect to walk up some hills but i tend to make all the way up or at
least 2/3 b4 stalling.

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i find the 29er and the coker both difficult to freemount. Also, since I
got it (about a month ago) the weather has been perfect for riding vast
distances along the prom and too hot for practicing freemounting. On
the odd occassion that I have put in some practice I have found the
biggest difference is that with the coker it's a much slower mount.
Which makes sense when you think about it.

Can't really comment on hills as I do my best to stay away from them.

Cathy

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yeah a high seat position helps coz i find i balance better on a high
20" and now i got short cranks and a height seat pos on coker it's the
same i can balance and move off without having to put any weight on the
pedals unlike b4.

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Thanks to everyone who responded so quickly. You've given me a lot to
think about. Much obliged!

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I ride about 12 miles 4-6 times a week on a pretty hilly route, both up
and down. I use 150 cranks and have no problems with climbs oe decents.
It takes practice and leg strength. After some weeks of riding regular
I did away with my brakes. I find no need for them unless I was going
to to take an exceptionally long ride where I wanted to conserve
energy. As I ride for fitness and rarely over 15 miles at a clip,
brakes are unnecessary.

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On the one I just bought, I ended up cutting off enough of the seatpost
that I can push the seatpost all the way inside the frame. I was afraid
that would still be too high, but once I got on the wheel, it was
comfortable. I am about 29 1/2" inseam.
Probably better terminology to explain what I did, but hope it helps
anyway 🙂

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Only been a Coker rider for about 6 months or so, but I have found that
freemounting on a downhill is MUCH easier. It puts less distance
between you and the seat plus the struggle to move that massive wheel
at the start is done for you by gravity. When I go on my weekly Sunday
paper run I use the handicap ramp for the re-mount especially since
many non-riders are observing....

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