I'm 5'8" with loooooong arms and long legs, and I ride a 52cm Surly Cross Check (horizontal top tube) with a riser stem and mustache bars. Less than $1200, including modifications. http://surlybikes.com/crosscheck_comp.html (note the separate brake levers and bar end shifters)
The bar-end shifters coupled with brake-only levers are a godsend to those of us with smaller hands. Many bikes are now going to the bar-end and brake-only combo. (for example the Salsa Fargo, which has a sloping top-tube, and a gazillion others)
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08-04-2009, 09:02 PM #7
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