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Old 09-20-14 | 10:07 PM
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Bikes: Co-Motion Cappuccino Tandem,'88 Bob Jackson Touring, Co-Motion Cascadia Touring, Open U.P., Ritchie Titanium Breakaway, Frances Cycles SmallHaul cargo bike. Those are the permanent ones; others wander in and out of the stable occasionally as well.

I have struggled to find a comfortable bike with excellent handling and I have similar body proportions to you but am taller. I had a custom steel Commotion Cascada frame made to fit and I could not be happier now. If you do look at Commotion as an option the Nor'wester may be a better model for your riding style. If you want CF you will have to live with a stock frame size intended to fit the masses and not you specifically. I also own a $2800 CF bike that mostly collects dust in the garage now because my steel bike is sooo much more comfortable to ride. CF is sexy looking but for me I found that custom steel outperforms it. I think a lot of people have jumped on the CF frame trend because they mostly want a bike for looks or just are uneducated about how nice a good quality steel frame is.
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