barndoor

Ok....you've all seen my bikes over and over again....now let's see some other huge framed bikes!

I have a 67cm and a 68cm complete Proteus bikes and a 71cm Panasonic DX-2000 frame I'm working on....and I know there are as big and bigger out there.....C'mon! Show 'em here!

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ricohman

My Nishiki Continental is the biggest I own.
And to be truthful, it is a bit to big for me. And I am torn about selling it as I want it to go to a good home.
I was going to give it to my 14 yr old boy but after hearing "fixie" I decided the lanky lad will get something else.

cuda2k

60 cm Centurion Sport DLX that I repainted the 'Barracuda Mk.I':



A few small changes since this photo was taken (right after I finished it 2 years ago), now has a Brooks Saddle, high flange wheelset and SPD pedals.

barndoor

Nice! That'll make a great fixie fer ya..... Looks to be in nice shape!

What size is it?

ricohman

No doubt it would make a fine fixie but I want it to remain a touring bike, like the day I bought it.
He wants to make it a fixie and I have decided "no fixie for you!" In my best soup-nazi voice!
I think its a 68cm but I may be wrong.
This bike needs to loaded down with baggage and ridden.

bamb

I've never yet encountered a bike frame that was big enough for me. It's as if they're made for the smaller 50 percentile of the population. My current medium Peugeot is too tiny and has a custom seat post extension as a supposedly helping measure. I wonder where the big bikes are, maybe such were never even imported to this far northern corner of europe. I'm only 191 cm tall or 6 ft 3 in but have pretty long legs.
I guess I'd have to do a lot of searching and be prepared to use enough money (something which I currently lack).
Sorry if this is somewhat derailing (eh) the thread from subject, it's just something that I've been wondering for a long time, there must be a lot of people like me...

barndoor

They're out there......what is your inseam?

jebensch

That '72 Green is one of the prettiest bikes I've seen. Do you take it to show n stuff?

I'm 6'3" and I think I'd be scared to hop on any of those frames of yours!

barndoor

Thanks, jebensch! I've never been to any shows with it....not yet anyway....maybe in '08.

redxj

Here is the only picture I have of my biggest bike, my 66cm 84 Schwinn Le Tour polo bike:

Bikedued

Bought this at the flea market for $35 a couple of weeks ago. It's even too large for me, which is rare. A 78-9 Raleigh Super Grand Prix, in the elusive 27 inch frame. I love it, but can't ride it. Actually I can ride it, but in order to stop a dismount is in order, lol.,,,,BD

redbarnlane

1981 Miyata 610--27" frame (69cm c-t). Not in the catalog.

Bikedued

That must be one tall person who rides that!?! 8-10 inches of seatpost on a 27" frame.,,,,BD

redbarnlane

6'7", with long legs. Top tube just clears the soft parts when standing over, though I do have to jump
a little to dismount. I'm doing a total overhaul this winter, and switching to a Brooks, and would
actually like a little more seatpost out as I don't totally extend the leg with the toe pointing
down at the bottom.

Mike

Noah Scape

Here's mine in order of appearance:

Lygie - 66cm
Raleigh Super Course - 65cm
Woodrup Giro Touring - 66cm
Mercian Custom - 66cm
Claud Butler Dalesman - 65cm
Schwinn Sports Tourer - 66cm

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Iowegian

I haven't been able to find anything larger than a 64cm. That's probably why they all sport 5+ inches of seat post - sort of like wearing 'high water' pants as a teenager, if you know what I mean (and I think you do)

barndoor

That's some beautiful , big steel in this thread!

Keep 'em comin'!!

bigwoo

One of the more fun bikes that I've ever tinkered with and flipped. I sold it to a great young kid from the local university and we still keep in touch VIA email sharing riding stories about NCAR and some of the other great riding around Boulder.....

I did post it on our forum asking any of the taller riders if they'd like it, but I had no takers. Sheeesh, it's only like 69cm C-C and 71cm C-T guys

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I had a heck of a time test riding it to make sure everything felt good

barndoor

That's a nice bike! I don't remember seeing that Raleigh Team....

Yogurt

Wow! What is your inseam?! I'm 6'3" and 63cm is the tallest frame I can straddle comfortably.

Henke

Gorgeous bikes!

Here's my 62cm X-Uno:

Charles Wahl

I'm just a little guy here (5'-10.5 if I really draw myself up, though I think with legs on the long side), so this is somewhat off-topic, but: 20-some years ago I bought a 57 cm frame, and setting everything up according to the contemporary fit lore, I had a fair amount of seatpost showing -- more than a "hand" but not outrageous.

After not cycling for quite a few years, I got back in, and have been playing with adjustment in small increments, just based on "feel" -- keep going in one direction until it feels too much. I find that I keep raising my seat, to the point that it looks ridiculous. The amount of stem that's comfortable is even worse -- of course I'm older now and don't have the racer's back muscles (not that I ever did)!

I have a PBH of 88 by the "Rivendell" method, and by their thumbnail recommendation I should be riding a frame in the 62 range! Just got a bike in that size to try this out, but I wish I had known this awhile ago!

So: you don't really need to be a six-foot-plus-a-few guy to need a large bike. These are nice ones; good thread!

maddyfish

Not is just that a 55cm frame will fit 75% of the population, there is no money in producing many of these giant bikes.

Berre

This is my 30 year old bike that I used to ride since I was 17; way back in the '70.

According to "calculations" my bike is supposed to be too big for me, but I have always thought it fits like a glove and I ride it with comfort..

Lamplight

Geez, I feel like a dwarf now! My biggest bike is my Peugeot, which is a 60cm and I can barely ride it.