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10-18-08, 09:21 AM

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Originally Posted by freepistol

Is this the right thing? The skinny guys at the first shop said that I would have to have special springs put in the forks so they would not break. Is this true?

http://www.specialized.com/bc/SBCBkModel.jsp?spid=22087

There is a dealer here in Del Rio that carries them, it looks pretty dilapidated (the dealership) and I did go there first. But maybe they will help.

If I have a pants inseam of 31" what size frame should I get?

Dwight

That' the reason I say go rigid(no shocks, front or rear). Shcoks have weight limits. I am at the top of the limit on my bike and they DO bottom out!

Depends on height too. I am 6'1 and ride a 19.5 mtb. I have a 31-32 inseam and ffel fine. But others with the same inseam but 6 inches shorter may not like the long reach to the handlebars.

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