Model D with E feets?

[andy999]

Hi. I am new to this forum.

Having used a 2017 Model D with PM5 for several months, I am generally very pleased with it. Since I am rather tall (196 cm) I was thinking abour changing the feets of the D model to feets from the E model (PN 2717 & PN 2793) in order to get a higher seating position. Anybody has tried to do so?

Best regards
Andy

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[andy999]

Changing the legs seems to be feasible - you just have to drill the appropriate holes to fix them.
Since new E legs are quite expensive (about 250 USD in my country) and this is gonna wipe your warranty, I won't do it for the moment.

[Carl Watts]

Stick with the D unless you have mobility problems getting on and off it.

The D is stronger and better setup for racing. The E legs are just longer levers that can overload the frame. Early E's just shredded themselves, I have physically seen the twisted frames.

[jackarabit]

Put it "up on blocks." Surely you can knock together or otherways procure a couple of plywd boxes/risers to elevate the legs. Low plyometrics boxes would provide about the right height and a stable footprint.

[jag]

Stick with the D unless you have mobility problems getting on and off it.

The D is stronger and better setup for racing. The E legs are just longer levers that can overload the frame. Early E's just shredded themselves, I have physically seen the twisted frames.

I strongly disagree. I have owned every model of C2 (except Dynamic) and currently both a D/PM4 and E/PM5, and I certainly don't have a mobility problem, and I use the E. Silly to claim it is weak - it simply isn't. I would agree that the increased price of the E may be hard to justify since the mechanics are so similar to the D, but it is definitely NOT inferior. If you like the increased height and don't mind the price difference, the E is an excellent choice.

[Carl Watts]

Put it "up on blocks." Surely you can knock together or otherways procure a couple of plywd boxes/risers to elevate the legs. Low plyometrics boxes would provide about the right height and a stable footprint.

I would go with this option, you could customize the height to suit.

If you could bolt or coach screw the boxes to the floor it would be even better, providing a more stable platform.

A strip of wood in front and behind the legs on top of the box would also be a good idea so there is no way it could "Walk" off the end of the platform while using it.

[andy999]

Thanks a lot for your inputs and suggestions.
For the moment I stay with my D model, hoping the increased fitness and an expected wight loss will make me forget the somehow lower D seating position.
If I should nevertheless decide for a higher seating position, then selling the D and buying an (used?) E model will probably be the best way and not trying non-professionel tinkered solutions with leg-changes or plywood blocks.
Andy