Push..push it good...
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OK...question here with honest answers please. Do you ever have to get a "push" on your bike? This is the only area where I have trouble with my bike. I have a Low Rider and sometimes I get in a situation where I need a push back to move the bike. I am only 105lbs and 5'3"...so feet aren't totally flat. I love my bike, but find myself intimadated sometimes with parking situations. Would lowering the bike help? In your opinion, is my bike too big to me? Please don't say it's true 
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03-27-2007, 11:01 PM
RE: Push..push it good...
ORIGINAL: bikediva
OK...question here with honest answers please. Do you ever have to get a "push" on your bike? This is the only area where I have trouble with my bike. I have a Low Rider and sometimes I get in a situation where I need a push back to move the bike. I am only 105lbs and 5'3"...so feet aren't totally flat. I love my bike, but find myself intimadated sometimes with parking situations. Would lowering the bike help? In your opinion, is my bike too big to me? Please don't say it's true
OK...question here with honest answers please. Do you ever have to get a "push" on your bike? This is the only area where I have trouble with my bike. I have a Low Rider and sometimes I get in a situation where I need a push back to move the bike. I am only 105lbs and 5'3"...so feet aren't totally flat. I love my bike, but find myself intimadated sometimes with parking situations. Would lowering the bike help? In your opinion, is my bike too big to me? Please don't say it's true
My wife is on the short side. 5-4. She rides a low rider and after I had it lowered about an inch in the rear she loved it. She said it made all the difference in the world for her. To the point in not having confidence to feeling very confident. I would go with lower rear shocks and see how you like it. And yes, I have still had to give her a push back once in a while. I don't think that I have since it was lowered though.
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03-28-2007, 08:12 AM
RE: Push..push it good...
ORIGINAL: bikediva
OK...question here with honest answers please. Do you ever have to get a "push" on your bike? This is the only area where I have trouble with my bike. I have a Low Rider and sometimes I get in a situation where I need a push back to move the bike. I am only 105lbs and 5'3"...so feet aren't totally flat. I love my bike, but find myself intimadated sometimes with parking situations. Would lowering the bike help? In your opinion, is my bike too big to me? Please don't say it's true
OK...question here with honest answers please. Do you ever have to get a "push" on your bike? This is the only area where I have trouble with my bike. I have a Low Rider and sometimes I get in a situation where I need a push back to move the bike. I am only 105lbs and 5'3"...so feet aren't totally flat. I love my bike, but find myself intimadated sometimes with parking situations. Would lowering the bike help? In your opinion, is my bike too big to me? Please don't say it's true
I too am 5'3" and have a low rider. I had both the front and back lowered and I can flat foot it. I haven't had to have anyone give me a push yet.
Hope this helps.
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Thanks for all the comments. I do wear a good boot with thick soles and they have helped. I also had the reach seat installed when I bought the bike. Does lowering the bike change the handling? I know that once you lower the rear you can't ride two up-but I never carry passengers anyway. Do I need to lower both front and rear for the best handling? Thanks.
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03-28-2007, 09:30 AM
RE: Push..push it good...
I don't mean to be a smart-alec, but if you're parking on a slight incline, just try backing it in. Let gravity work for you.
If the reach seat isn't enough, yes, you may have to lower it, but it's not that big of a deal.
(I'm 6'4", but my wife's only 5'1", so I have a vague idea of what you're dealing with)
If the reach seat isn't enough, yes, you may have to lower it, but it's not that big of a deal.
(I'm 6'4", but my wife's only 5'1", so I have a vague idea of what you're dealing with)