AQ,
Originally Posted by
Archery_Queen
It does look bigger. I'm 5'6 but it won't hurt to try it at least.
Just for reference, my wife is 5'4" and she rides a 48cm or 50cm. So you might ride something slightly larger than that, maybe 52cm, give or take. This Shogun looks to be at least a 56cm.
Originally Posted by
Archery_Queen
What else is there?
Shogun manufactured bikes at several different price/performance levels. They had a model numbering system, that I think started at 100. So a Shogun 100 was the lowest model and that went up to 1000. Then they also made 1500 and 2000 models that were touring bikes. I have a Shogun 1000 that I paid about $200 for.
I agree with some of the previous responses that this is a decent bike but also a money pit. None of the cables appear to be installed correctly which says to me that this bike is not even safe to ride in its current condition. Sure the owner may have put several miles on it without problem but by the time you replace the cables, cable housing, chain, bar wrap and maybe even the tires, you could be into this thing an extra $50 to $70 on top of the asking price.
Just for the record, I'm a japanese-bike-o-phile. One of my favorite rides is an 83 Miyata 1200.