Size matters

I never mentioned that I got out for my second ride on my new By:Stickel on Wednesday. I rarely ever attempt to go for rides after work , but I could no longer miss the opportunity to spend more time riding around in a pollen soup so I could end up back at the house hungry and tired with barely any time to get ready for the next day. Out of convenience, I hit the Backyard Trails since they are the closest dirt I've got. Tight, twisty, and slow was not what I was thinking when the Dickstickel Meatplow V.6 was conceived, but something goofy was going on that I hadn't noticed before. After riding 2/3 of the trail, I stopped to check the bike over visually.

Meh.

My seat had slid back a full inch on the rails. My bad. I had preassembled the seat/post and forgot to torque it down.

72.5° STA + 19mm layback MOOTSpost + 25mm rearward seat rails
=
s-l-a-c-k-a-s-s-s-l-e-e-s-t-a-k

Pull out a 6mm, loosen, shift, tighten and things were all better.

For no better reason than that I've been told countless times my stem is too short, I picked this up last night.

Is bigger better? Is more morer? Is this America?

Is googling for images of "penile enlargement" with the safe search turned off a good idea?

No.

This should make the weekend interesting (or it will suck). I haven't had anything longer than a 70mm since 2004... maybe. Ever since I started riding 29'ers, I've spent two years at 50mm and two years at 70mm, so this is a first. Driveway wheelie tests are still a positive experience, steering still feels quick enough, and I feel like I look a little more Eddie O'dea and a little less Pee Wee Herman.

Googled "Pee Wee Herman" and this came up as a result. Oddly enough, it also came up while I was googling "penile enlargement."

Swapped over to the 32X20 and now the bike has 16.25" chainstays while using a half-link.

I'd say that's a win.

Also of note, I always tend to leave my bars at full length on a new build. I then go out and ride them and enjoy the extra leverage. Then my hands hurt. Then I move my hands closer to the stem to avoid the discomfort. Then I cut the bars down to where my hands feel good... always 26.5"

Drink beer, measure four times, drink beer, cut three times.