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Old 09-29-06 | 05:00 PM
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Originally Posted by bookishboy
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Terry is about 5'-4" and rides sitting almost straight up. So the short top tube works OK for him but he'll change that if you want. He says he's sold 6 so far.

You don't want such short chainstays. With the CoG so close to the rear wheel, very large steering motions are needed for low speed balancing corrections. Other than that it's a blast to ride.



The fork is a cut down mountain bike fork with an extended steerer. I'd suggest asking him to use an EZ-Sport fork even if it costs a bit more. He can get them wholesale.



Shown is a custom zero offset stem, which is clamped much like the Twenty's. If you don't need such high bars, there are plenty of tall stock stems, with various extensions, available.
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