Originally Posted by
cyclotoine
Awesome, can we see some photos and hear some details like frame size, BB height etc? How tall are you and what is your cycling inseam? Just to get some ideas. Zinn would put me up around 200mm but I went the cheeper route as I could not afford a zinn frame with cranks... of course anything over 185 would have been too long for a traditional bike. Zinn's crank length thing seems a little extreme to me. I like 185mm cranks alot but 180mm feel better to me which makes me think his method might be a little extremist. I did a lot of research on the topic and there are other more conservative proponents of crank length also. Starting out by trying 180s is good as they are cheep. My Ta cranks cost nearly $400 but it was worth it too try. I would love to try even longer cranks on a custom Zinn someday but I may never get the chance.
I took out an unsecured loan for the bike after months and months of seeing inferior bikes on ebay and not being able to afford them.
If I had it to do over again, I would get a frame and the cranks and just get the bike going with a cheaper group.
I'd have to find the papers, and it ain't tonite, to find the dimensions if they're even in there. I don't even know what tubing he uses (it's a steel bike)or how much it weighs, or any specs. but I know it rides great, and holds up under my 250lbs impeccably at high speed. If I sit back in the saddle at 35mph or more, no hands, then the frame wobbles a little bit, but if I weight my feet a little bit, it is super steady. and that requires chip and seal roads, and crosswinds! it is a great frame.
I am 6'8". no idea what my cycling inseam is! None of my pants actually fit anyway! but the 210 cranks are worth every penny. no idea what they weigh, but it doesn't matter. the cranks are proportional to my body, as a pro cyclists are sized to their body. were are using the same process and mechanics, just with larger parts. I need to work in his sales dept(garage).
Damn- maybe I should sell this other bike I got that is the same size in order to get a zinn mtb.....