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Old 09-01-08 | 11:22 PM
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No. That's another 25-inch frame like the red Peugeot. If you're going to buy a used road bike, try for something with at least a Shimano 7-speed freehub-style rear wheel, DT Swiss or Wheelsmith spokes, and 700C wheels, and at 5'11", try for around a 56cm to 58cm frame so it's somewhere in the ballpark on fit.

Also, with 20 pounds of luggage, it would be good to get a bike that can take relatively large tires (many road bikes don't have enough clearance in the frame & fork for big tires). A 32mm tire would be a decent goal. This is where the cyclocross and touring bikes are good. If you can hunt down a Trek 520 that takes 700C wheels for a good price, and it's in the right size (23-inch or 56-58cm), that would be worth looking into.

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