$85 steel baby-blue 48cm Nishiki mixte 12 spd with mostly SunTour components at my LBS. (can you believe I *didn't* buy it?!?!?!)
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11-04-2007, 07:31 PM #1
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11-05-2007, 05:04 AM #2
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Elk, I thought you said most bikes don't fit you because they don't have a long enough top tube for your long torso and short legs?
Has that issue changed?
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11-05-2007, 07:23 AM #3
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Hi Lisa...I guess I was wrong! I'm more normal than I thought!
>48 frame >52 top tube I guess that just puts me on that smaller bike after all. I think I was probably remembering that trek WSD I tried that felt so cramped in the cockpit and a little high in the seat.Discipline is remembering what you want.
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11-05-2007, 12:51 PM #4
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Well good- that opens up a whole lotta possibilities for you then.
Originally Posted by elk
Maybe your arms shrank!
Are you still wanting a steel bike? That will narrow it down again. How race-aggressive do you want your riding posture to be?Lisa
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11-05-2007, 05:19 PM #5
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I just posted today's saga in a new thread on fit opinions in New riders.
Turns out...today's flash----I have a long torso and shorter arms...as well as short legs....by golly it was because I grew up with corgis...I AM a corgi!!!
ahem....
LESS aggressive, more upright, but I wanna float too!!Discipline is remembering what you want.
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11-05-2007, 07:05 PM #6
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Take a look at 46 cm and 50 cm Surly Long Haul Truckers. http://www.surlybikes.com/longhaul.html (but assume you'd get a Complete, which is this frame with the goodies listed on the Complete page)
Also the 46 cm Cross Check. http://www.surlybikes.com/crosscheck.html The 50 cm might have too long of a tt for you, but it might be worth riding anyway. (also assume you'd get a Complete)
I know I'm pushing Surly, but their frames are beautiful for the price."If Americans want to live the American Dream, they should go to Denmark." - Richard Wilkinson
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11-05-2007, 07:19 PM #7
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huh. I tried the Cross Check and just assumed the LHT would have a LONGER TT, but it has a shorter one....might work....if I can find one!
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