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Old 11-11-11, 12:33 AM
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fuji86
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5'11" & about 200 lbs myself. I know what you're going thru. 20" bmx is a standing only ride for me too and strictly around the neighborhood. I think you could put an extension tube on the seat post to get some extra leg length. Ride it like it was a folding bike. That way you'd have the seat post at it's minimum insertion point, you could use a clamp or two for the extension where the seat attaches and raise it a little more. I don't get any real speed out of a 20" bmx, ride it nice and slow and it should get you thru the period you need it to and get your bike back. Not sure how far you ride, but it sounds like you are going to borrow it either way. BTW, 36/13 on a 20 inch wheel is the same GI as the older style 44/16 my 2003 has. You won't be setting land speed records with that and it's not hard to pedal it up to top speed.

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