I just phoned in my order for (1) Gen 11 shield.
HE was out of Gen I so I had to do 2 Gen II . Weird.
I'd wanted one of each, but could only order the gen 2. Randy at KAS told me that some of the gen 1 shields they had showed damage and could not be sold.
I put my new Gen 2 shield on this morning and rode into work, it was 27f. Since I'm 5'5" I only had to raise the shield up an inch or two and it did a fine job of getting me out of the wind.
You either have a really short torso or you are not using handlebar risers, or both. I am 5'7" (short legs, long torso) WITH handlebar risers, and I have to raise the gen 2 shield on a gen 2 bike up almost all the way and still have air hitting my chin and neck. If I put it up the last inch or so, it creates too much negative pressure on my back and more air on the back of my neck. It is obvious I need a different shield for winter.... still mulling over that.
You're right Max. Although I'm 5'5" I have a 30" inseam and I don't use risers. Don't need em, not prudent at this time.
OK, some quick math and that means I sit 5" taller than you, before adding the risers and probably 7" with the risers. So yeah, I bet you get the coverage you need, because it is like having a windshield 7" taller than mine!!So, are you sitting on these risers to make you taller?
So, are you sitting on these risers to make you taller?
The risers change the driver's sitting angle. The higher the handlebars, the higher you sit. My above number was just a guess though, since it is actually a triangle and that would require geometry and it is WAY too early in the morning for that.
I did use geometry last week at work on one of those "guess how many X is in the jar" things. I won!
What was your prize?
Thank god it was not the jar of "gummy bacteria". It was a $10 gift card to Subway.