Originally Posted by
cyclotoine
Vintage MTBs are way undervalued and serve a wide variety of purposes, but for those who use them as utility bikes, do you not find the high BB annoying? I was realizing for the first time today that the high BB on my "basket bike" was annoying when I stop at intersections and can't lean over and plant my foot on the ground, I have to do the ballet toe.
I get out of the seat for any light I don't trackstand for, even on my road bike. My cruiser is the only one I keep the butt planted on.
But, if you do want a low BB MTB, just get a mid-90s designed-around-suspension rig and put a too-short rigid fork on it. You'll be dragging pedals quite a bit if it has 175s, but the BB WILL be lower.