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Old 08-18-06 | 07:20 AM
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ridelugs
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From: state college, PA

Bikes: xo-1, riv atlantis, witcomb fixie, on-one inbred, bridgestone mb-1 w/ drops, bianchi reparto corse mtn bike, trek 650b'd touring bike

60 cm frames arnt even the largest easily availible frames out there. your bars are too low, not nessesarily too far away. when you stand over your frame, can you lift the bike up more than say, 2 inches, before it hits BONE? if so, its at least 2.5 cms too small. i'm gunna guess that your bars are at least 3 cms lower than your saddle, when viewed from the side. unfortunatly, the days have passed when i could recommend a quill stem with a longer quill. you either need a 40 degree stem or a larger bike. larger yeah i said it. the bigger the bike, the higher the bars. i would suggest also, if you go that route, to buy something a little more distance and comfort oriented, like a jamis aurora, those are fairly cheap, or if you wanna go frame and parts, the surly long haul trucker, or a bit lighter the soma smoothie. both of these have an extended headtube to jack the bars up. the only problem with this solution, ie raising the bars, is that it puts pressure where its supposed to be, on your sit bones, generally rendering your current saddle too narrow. check out a brooks b 17, or if that scares you, a wtb bikes saddle, like a lazer.
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