I bought this bike because I needed a way to get to and from work most importantly. When I checked this bike out while at the store I saw the poster attached to the tire that It fits riders “5’8” – “6’2”. I remember adjusting the seat as high as possible. I will take it with a grain of salt next time because the sign was off.
by Brilliant_Slide_1089
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Get a longer seatpost.
From the video it looks like the seatpost is like 5cm in, at most.
Around here, it’s always hard to tell actually bad problems apart from just pedantic nitpicking, but _this_ is a problem and can bend your frame beyond repair.
I’m sorry for all the hate directed at you in the comments. It appears you were misled by a bad sign. You are not alone. Many inexperienced cyclists set their seat too low. It’s one of those things you don’t know until you know.
We should not be judging you for what you didn’t know and welcome you to the ranks of bike commuters. An I’ll-fitting bike may cause you some aches and pains over time, but short term it’s simply not as efficient. As long as you’re still enjoying the ride, don’t worry about the gatekeepers.
For your safety, I want to let you know every seatpost has a minimum insertion length. If you pull it out too far and go beyond this, it could fail catastrophically and seriously injure or kill you. There should be a faint line around the bottom of the seat post 4-5 inches from the bottom. Don’t pull it out past this line. I don’t want to see you get hurt trying to placate a bunch of internet haters.