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Old 09-26-05 | 12:01 AM
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Originally Posted by BluesDawg
...It is a 21 inch bike and I normally ride a 19 inch MTB. I think the larger size makes it much more suitable for converting to a drop bar dirt road tourer. What closed the deal was that the bike is basically unused.
But a larger size has a longer top tube, what males using drops lean on the "uncomfortable" side. You'll have to use a stem with a rather short reach and high rise. I went trough this with my 90 HardRock and tried different stems and moved the B17 along its rails before I could ride comfortably for long hours.

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