Originally Posted by
Velo Dog
No real solutions here, or even any helpful suggestions. FWIW, though, I sympathize. Maybe it's because my dad recently died, but everybody seems to be skimming over the emotions and sentiment involved. The bike as a bicycle is easy--there are great bikes everywhere these days. I'd be sitting with my head in my hands thinking, "You ruined my father's bike."
Having said that, though...SEVENTY SEVEN centimeters? My brother is 6'8", and he rides a 68. That''s the biggest bike I ever heard of, I think.
Yeah, I'm pretty heartbroken about this. It is a great bike, but I'm devastated b/c it's my father's bike and this project was really special for me.
When I first emailed the framebuilder about the bike, he asked who on earth built this bike b/c he wasn't aware of any standard models that were 77cm. It is pretty hilariously big. Or, was...