Classic & Vintage - How about a TALLLLL Schwinn ??

This is not my bike, but I wanted others to see what " long-legged rascals " can ride !!! LOOK at that stem !

http://gainesville.craigslist.org/bik/3544631380.html

God! That's huge! Must be around 29" (70cm) if it's an inch!

- Wil

Doooown tube shifters.

58 cm or bigger..... ha!

And its got metal petals!

Um. It's big. But, its a Raleigh, not a Schwinn.

http://images.craigslist.org/3Me3N93He5N75Lb5Had1e03690e1d3fb714ee.jpg http://images.craigslist.org/3n53M63Jb5Kc5F85Mbd1ea8009e8de73b102c.jpg

58 cm or bigger..... ha!

Well, it's the truth!

I'm tellin' ya, Raleigh C&V caters to the gangly.

More like 68 cm.

We get about two of these threads a month.


Yes, people, there are some oddly-outsized bikes out there.


Big deal.

We get about two of these threads a month.


Yes, people, there are some oddly-outsized bikes out there.


Big deal.

And lucky for those bikes, there are some oddly-outsized humans like myself to ride them! 68cm is my perfect size!

I'm just happy that the folks of a scale that can ride such machines are usually very gentle souls, otherwise they would have dominated the world by now and instead of this post we'd have posts like....

" look at the tiny Schwinn, it can't be more than 60cm!"

what would be the average height of someone who rides something like that, I can ride the supersport fine but it does seem on the small size for me

And lucky for those bikes, there are some oddly-outsized humans like myself to ride them! 68cm is my perfect size!

Do you use DT shifters? I ride just ~63cm frames and find it a long reach.

" look at the tiny Schwinn, it can't be more than 60cm!"I got the stinkeye from the owner of the shop I worked at, for getting off the phone with someone who was asking about any frames we had in 54-56, and saying, "what is he, like a yard tall?" whereupon Jamie said, "*I* ride a 56!! We're not all giants!"

60 is the lower limit of what I fit on.

Do you use DT shifters? I ride just ~63cm frames and find it along reach.

+1. I do better with bar-end shifters.

Has anyone ever seen on of these on CL where the seat wasn't totally slammed?

Do you use DT shifters? I ride just ~63cm frames and find it along reach.

The reach feels pretty good and I dont even have drop bars
http://i641.photobucket.com/albums/uu132/gavriel_bucket/F39243A8-ED45-4D89-A591-B5A037151799-850-0000018289433108.jpg

http://fortmyers.craigslist.org/lee/bik/3533679045.html

http://s751.beta.photobucket.com/user/dccfdcc/media/08-11-2012051_zps0f6a756f.jpg.html

I'm just happy that the folks of a scale that can ride such machines are usually very gentle souls, otherwise they would have dominated the world by now and instead of this post we'd have posts like....

" look at the tiny Schwinn, it can't be more than 60cm!"

You reminded me. When I was in college, I rode from my home in Washington Heights, through Harlem, to Hunter College, on East 68 St. In one of the worse neighborhoods in Harlem, a guy walked out of his home carrying one of those tall bikes. He got on it and caught up to me. He was so big I was scared. He turned to me, and in a big, very bassy but friendly voice, smiled and said, "Hello!" Disarming!

I'm an average size person with short legs, so I ride small bikes.

I wonder about those, I have always had trouble even fitting into most cars, my knees get jammed up at a weird angle, so far the only car I fit in right is this old Towncar, seat always has to be allll the way back. I can ride the supersport ok, but I might like to see about one of those big bikes

what would be the average height of someone who rides something like that, I can ride the supersport fine but it does seem on the small size for me
What size is the Supersport and how tall are you?

Do you use DT shifters? I ride just ~63cm frames and find it a long reach.

I can't really handle DT shifters. it's just too much a reach for my comfort. I have bar ends, STI and in one case stem-shifters. On the whole, i sadly have more 63.5cm bikes with really long stems and seatposts -- but the 68cm frames always fit me better. ideally in a single speed so that there isn't any shifting!
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8363/8349355113_bd1b592a93.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jpbikeresearch/8349355113/)

oh, and i'm 6'5" with a 36 inseam, FWIW.