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Old 07-23-14 | 05:50 PM
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From: The Windy Apple

Bikes: My gateway bikes: '83 Miyata 100 mixte and '89 Miyata 112. Newest addition '81 chrome Schwinn Voyageur

It's a Schwinn Voyageur 11.8 in size tiny (21"). Because of my height (5'6") and insanely short torso, I had to go with a small frame -- top tube length in most larger bikes is usually just too long. This bike feels perfect, and I'm more comfortable on it than any other bike I've ever owned. However, I've set it up for a more upright ride with flipped Albatross bars, and it needs a taller stem to get the bars higher than the saddle (which is already quite low). I might eventually flip the bars, but I do love having the option of not riding SO upright, and if I'm being shallow, like the looks of the flipped bars more... if they were just a couple of inches higher, they'd be perfect.
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