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04-17-13 | 09:37 AM

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rhm

multimodal commuter

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From: NJ, NYC, LI

Bikes: 1940s Fothergill, 1959 Allegro Special, 1963? Claud Butler Olympic Sprint, Lambert 'Clubman', 1974 Fuji "the Ace", 1976 Holdsworth 650b conversion rando bike, 1983 Trek 720 tourer, 1984 Counterpoint Opus II, 1993 Basso Gap, 2010 Downtube 8h, and...

Here is an old photo of my Norman Rapide.

As you see, the seat is way up high, and the stem is all the way up, and the fit is aggressive to say the least.

How did I fix the problem? I sold it to someone who fits it.

Here it is just last weekend. The new owner loves it every bit as much as I did; maybe even more:

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