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Old 10-20-22 | 10:46 AM
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Originally Posted by GhostRider62
I went into two dealers this week, both are telling me about a year for a frame. When my eyes bulged, the guy said he has a customer who had been waiting 3 years. That is one reason someone might be on too small of a frame.
To me life is too short to waste time riding a poorly fitting bike. If I had to wait for my halo frame, I'd probably get a "transitional bike," something like an Allez or Emonda ALR, just to be riding something that fit properly.

The last time I was in the Whitefish, Montana, area, I rented an alloy BMC. The shop gladly set it up just right for me, flipped and slammed the stem, and after a couple of days riding it, I had to say I wouldn't mind if this was the last bike I ever owned. Because it fit properly.
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