How big is too big?

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

I also think the bike would be definitely too big for you- beyond what a short stem could fix.

[mimitabby]

I agree with Bleeker girl. You could ride the bike but you'll never be comfy. Don't give up so easily, there will be more cool bikes!

PS. your story was interesting. You sold your horse to buy a horse trailer.
why did you need a horse trailer after you sold the horse? Curious minds need to know

[SadieKate]

Pony was her bike.

[Trek420]

So can I barrel race on a bike?

[aicabsolut]

If you got a really short stem to try to make the bike fit, you're going to lose some handling. That is a big jump in sizes. Also, even more of a problem would be standover height. If you can't stand over the bike, it's kind of hard to get going and then to stop again unless you're really good at doing the leg swing over thing.

[smurfalicious]

Ha ha! SadieKate remembers! Yeah, Pony was my beloved two tone blue Gary Fisher Big Sur GS. I found her an excellent, loving home. Sold her for way too little but they saw my desperation, and that trailer was gonna sell if I didn't move quick. Small enough for my truck but big enough for my horse trailers are hard to come by, even if they are robin's egg blue.

Anyway, I found an old Diamond Back in STEEEEEEEEEL because STEEEEEEL is REEEEEEEAL. It's a 52cm with fairly ghetto tech components but it's dirt cheap. w00t w00t!

Bike for HillBill, happy days are here again! Now I gotta get mom to ship my spandex out of storage and we're set. Cross your fingers it works out because I wanna be a size 8 again.

Peas!
-HillBill