Originally Posted by
robow
Don't forget crank length, if you're cranks are 165 and your feet aren't large, you can get by with less compared to a fellow with 175 cranks and big flippers. You can also get solve it with a rack that allows you to set your panniers further back, or smaller panniers, or......use as justification to buy a new bike : )
I'm a 6' by 23- lbs Clyde with size 11W feet. Don't know what length the crank arms I have now are, but I don't think 10 mm either way will make much of a difference.
Originally Posted by
rodar y rodar
Wow- butted cromo frame, beefy looking rigid fork, 45mm CSs, V-brakes, 8-sp drivetrain and MSRP of $425. It does have a few less than ideal specs, but all in all it looks like a great buy for a budget tourbike. I wonder why it doesn`t come up more often on this forum. BTW, it looks like they went from mtb triple to road triple somewhere between those two model years.
I just want to chime in that all my touring to date has been done on a Kona Blast front suspension mtb, but pulling a trailer, so the CS length is kind of a moot point.
The gearing on the newer model is one of the reasons why I'm considering it. The gearing on my current one is a little too low.
I've also been thinking about
this from KHS. Geo specs says that the CS is 17.3, and this one has low-rider point on the fork.
Whatever I do, I will be putting some trekking bars on. Decisions, decisions...