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Message: <blockquote data-quote="HilltownDave" data-source="post: 1457346" data-attributes="member: 98512">Funny you mention the Russell seat. I just put one on (albeit made for someone 40 lbs heavier than I) and now I get the strangest sensation like I’m sitting up on the bike rather than down in it. I can’t be more than an inch higher than before but the bike’s got a totally different feel now. I’m getting used to it on my current bike but I imaging the stock handlebar position will be unbearable on this new bike once I install the Russell seat. I have to assume that risers will be an essential upgrade. Additionally, at the risk of sounding like a cycling heretic, I’m not 100% sold on the Russell seat yet - even though so many members here swear by them. Yeah, yeah. I’m not fat enough for this particular seat. I get that. But would my position be that much different if I were 40 lbs heavier?? Would I still keep sliding forward into the fuel tank like I do now? Educate me, people!! <img class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" alt="😛" title="😛" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f61b.png" /></blockquote>