{"id":26499,"date":"2022-07-24T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-07-23T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/?p=26499"},"modified":"2026-09-24T13:45:53","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T04:45:53","slug":"every-morning-8-thoughts-bike-custom-parts-minor-models","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/20220724\/blogs\/thoughts\/every-morning-8-thoughts-bike-custom-parts-minor-models","title":{"rendered":"Every Morning at 8 [Thoughts] Bike. People say minor models don&#8217;t have custom parts, but (\u00b4\u2200\uff40*) hehe"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/DSC02564-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26498\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/DSC02564-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/DSC02564-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/DSC02564-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/DSC02564-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/DSC02564.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"> So what exactly do you want to change? (&#8216;;&#8217;)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> If it&#8217;s consumables<br> that&#8217;s a bit disappointing, quite disappointing actually, but<strong> it depends on which area you want to refine.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> Model-specific parts are easy to get and affordable,<br> but I feel like your individuality and intent might get muddled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"> Footpegs? Are off-the-shelf ones better? (\u00b4\u2200\uff40*)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong> Height, limb length, and preferences all differ,<\/strong> I think.<br><strong> For supersports, proven products<\/strong> have a higher chance of delivering results in terms of lap times.<br> If you fine-tune it all the way, it&#8217;ll probably end up being custom-tailored, but&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"> What about naked models?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> To begin with,<strong> the seat height is awkward, the handlebar is<\/strong> as-is\u2014is that really okay? That&#8217;s the kind of position you&#8217;re in.<br> Well,<strong> you end up choosing footpegs first<\/strong> &#8230;<br> and that might be<strong> one reason you get hooked.<\/strong><br><br> Once you swap to aftermarket ones,<strong> the footpeg position is pretty much fixed.<\/strong><br> Even if you adjust with the seat and handlebar, if you&#8217;re still not satisfied, you often end up coming back to the footpegs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"> What do you want to do and how? Getting clear on that might actually be fun.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> Getting into position talk here.<br><br> Should the handlebar be closer or farther? Higher or lower?<br><br> In that case, should the seat be high or low? Nose up or nose down? Firm or soft?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> Footpegs high or low? Forward or back? Bar length? Diameter?<br><br> There&#8217;s no end to it.\u2192 I get why people just bolt on an off-the-shelf part and call it a day.<br> If you could simulate it, of course it&#8217;d be way more fun. But reality doesn&#8217;t work that way.<br><br> It&#8217;s fun to imagine &#8220;if the handlebar were one notch lower, it&#8217;d feel like this~&#8221; and actually ride it. The more you think about it, the more your bike becomes your own custom machine, I reckon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>So what exactly do you want to change? (&#8216;;&#8217;) If it&#8217;s consumables that&#8217;s a bit disappointing, quite disappointing actually, but it depends on which area you want to refine. Model-specific parts are easy to get and affordable, but I feel like your individuality and intent might get muddled.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":26498,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pochipp_cv_data":"","swell_btn_cv_data":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[269],"class_list":["post-26499","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-thoughts","tag-thoughts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26499","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26499"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26499\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/26498"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26499"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26499"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26499"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}