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05-23-10 | 05:39 PM

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MrCjolsen

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Bikes: Surly Cross-Check, '85 Giant road bike (unrecogizable fixed-gear conversion

Back in the Day, was it normal to have +3" of saddle to handlebar drop?

I have two old road frames. One is a bit small for me (56cm) and the other is bit large for me (60cm)

One each one, with my seat raised to the proper Lemond Formula-based height, and the stem raised up to the minimum insertion point, I still have about 3" of drop on each bike.

I'm not surprised the 56cm Miyata has that much drop, but the other bike in an old Medici touring frame.

I know for a fact the larger frame is not too small for me. It's larger than the 58cm Surly Crosscheck that fits me perfectly. On that bike, I have 1" of drop.

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