How can the standover be 31 on a 53 cm bike that has a sloped tube like that!
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10-05-2007, 09:13 AM #1
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10-05-2007, 09:14 AM #2
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Oh yeah, you're right! Weird... Maybe they are giving a "virtual" standover or something... See if you can get more measurements from the seller!
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10-05-2007, 09:19 AM #3
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My Trek 1000 has a straight bar and the standover height is 30. I have an inch and a half clearance. I just don't understand how a sloped bar can have a 31" standover.
Yes, I found it on ebay. $129. Did I get ripped?"Chisel praise in stone; write criticism in sand."
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10-05-2007, 09:21 AM #4
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nah, 100 bucks for a bike that works is a fine deal!
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10-05-2007, 09:23 AM #5
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yes, but PLUS shipping.
that did not include shipping. $60 more bucks. The guy said via email that the bike was in really nice shape.
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10-05-2007, 09:25 AM #6
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I really don't think it is too big either. I think it will be fine. And for what I want to use it for, short rides around the neighborhood, it doesn't have to be a perfect fit....
DOES IT?
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10-05-2007, 09:38 AM #7
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It doesn't need to be perfect. It does need to not hurt Originally Posted by sandra
I really don't think it is too big either. I think it will be fine. And for what I want to use it for, short rides around the neighborhood, it doesn't have to be a perfect fit....
DOES IT?
. Not hurt should be very doable.
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10-07-2007, 03:54 PM #8
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It will be fine. The standover is a non-issue. Sometimes people who sell bikes don't know much about them, or they use a standard description and didn't take out the standover thing. Originally Posted by sandra
I really don't think it is too big either. I think it will be fine. And for what I want to use it for, short rides around the neighborhood, it doesn't have to be a perfect fit....
DOES IT?
I haven't read the whole thread, but the Classic & Vintage folks at bikeforums.net will have lots of input.
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10-05-2007, 09:23 AM #9
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I think $129 is really cheap and worth the risk... They must be wrong about the 31. Look at it this way, if the wheel diameter is 27+1/4, it looks in the picture like the seat tube ends about 4 inches higher. So they must mean that from the floor to the top of the *seat tube* is 31 inches. If there *was* a top tube, it would theoretically be 31 inches off the ground or so. So, that must be what they mean.
Again, just consider the wheel diameter and look at the picture. I don't think it's too big...My bike:Slideshow at Picasaweb
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