need some tip on lowering the bike , i have shaved the seat down almost 2 inchs and im still tip toed . im 5ft 10 with short legs
At 5 10 you are not really too short, especially after you shaved the seat by 2 inches. I would recommend a bit more saddle time, perhaps you will meld after a while. Failing that a rear lowering link will drop another inch and dropping the forks inn the clamps will pick up another half inch forward for a net 3/4 inch benefit. Note however that clearance is now reduced.
Have you properly checked and adjusted your static and rider sag front and rear ???? Makes a huge difference if you are wrong.
If after you have really set your sag correctly and the bike still feels to tall and just gotta have some relief ... You can just keep adding sag to the bike to get it shorter ... This can help but ONLY if you are not a hard rider and not utilizing much of UR suspension on the track or trails ... If you are a realizably slower rider and do not hit the trails hard, you most likely will never know the difference if UR setup has extra sag added in an effort to get UR feet to the ground ... Also, slide the front fork tubes down and try to lower the front ... U gotta be careful with all of this here as you can get a bike unbalanced ... The bike might start to undercut on the streets if the tubes are low and additional sag is in the front.... Keeping the bike level is the idea, even if it is squatting some on both ends ... This is just another compromise in UR 10+ inches of suspension which many of us never use to its full potential ... I've done this to my bike here when I know I'm only going on the trails that are very slow and I know I'll be dabbing my feet very often ... Some of the rides here are technical to a high degree .... Also maybe modify UR riding style to be ready to park UR a$$ at the lowest point on the seat when U know a foot dab is coming ... Its UR bike ... Takes time to get something U like to fit UR riding and riding style ....
My husband's TXC 450 "settled in" over time and now feels quite a bit shorter than it did at first. The only thing we did was shave the seat, but now he's back to a stock seat. We did raise the forks in the triple clamps to the lower mark.
