VOLUME 59 ISSUE 5 FEBRUARY 1, 2022 P85
simply moves the body work/
subframe and seat down to a
lower position and takes about
an inch out of the seat height
(approximately 26 inches to 25
inches depending on shock
preload). Stage 2 moves the
shock into a new mounting
position and slides the fork up
in the triple clamp, it drops the
bike down another inch. The
third stage requires suspen-
sion modification, lowering the
components two inches for
a lowest possible seat height
right around 22 inches on
average (again, final measure-
ments will depend on rider sag
settings/shock preload).
It took me and my daughter
about 30 minutes to drop the
GasGas MC-E 5's seat height
to its lowest setting without
the suspension mods. For my
49-inch tall six-year-old and
her 20-inch inseam, it was just
at the tippy-toe level there. She
could use the lowered suspen-
sion to eliminate more low-
speed tip overs and boost her
confidence, for sure, but we're
teaching here so those are all
learning experiences, right?
It's time for sibling
jealousy/rivalries to be-
gin. Also, imagine how
many of these bikes
you can fit in your van
or car…no gas fumes,
no oil, tiny—brilliant!
The lights tell all. Power output
modes and battery gauge offer a
quick view of settings and status. A
safety lanyard kills the power in the
case of rider separation and there
is also an internal tip-over sensor.
