Thread: Sizing a Vintage MTB for Touring
View Single Post
Old 06-26-12 | 08:19 PM
  #18  
Velognome's Avatar
Velognome
Get off my lawn!
Titanium Club Membership
15 Anniversary
 
Joined: Nov 2010
Posts: 6,035
Likes: 119
From: The Garden State

Bikes: 1917 Loomis, 1923 Rudge, 1930 Hercules Renown, 1947 Mclean, 1948 JA Holland, 1955 Hetchins, 1957 Carlton Flyer, 1962 Raleigh Sport, 1978&81 Raleigh Gomp GS', 2010 Raliegh Clubman

I mainly pay attention to top tube length when bike shopping personally.
+1 a hundred times +1 !! I ride a 25.5 road bike and built up a 23" MTB frame as a tourer. What a huge reach to the bars!! Stem length and saddle position can only do so much.
Velognome is offline  
Reply
0