What size do you think this Fuji is?
10-06-17, 12:37 PM
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What size do you think this Fuji is?
This just popped up on CL at a reasonable price and I think I'm only going to have one chance at this, so I figured I'd unleash the experts here on it instead of trying to get the seller to measure it. Does this look like a 55cm or a 58cm?
Any thoughts on these in general? I know nothing about Fuji bikes other than they look pretty.
Any thoughts on these in general? I know nothing about Fuji bikes other than they look pretty.
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Originally Posted by deadllama
This just popped up on CL at a reasonable price and I think I'm only going to have one chance at this, so I figured I'd unleash the experts here on it instead of trying to get the seller to measure it. Does this look like a 55cm or a 58cm?
Any thoughts on these in general? I know nothing about Fuji bikes other than they look pretty.
Any thoughts on these in general? I know nothing about Fuji bikes other than they look pretty.
10-06-17, 12:44 PM
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Originally Posted by jpaschall
Damn you're in my city! I texted them. They said 24". This is a nice bike. I'll bet he'll take 200, he started at 400
That was my bet, too. Although I think 24" (which is 61cm, right?) might be a little big for me...
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Originally Posted by deadllama
That was my bet, too. Although I think 24" (which is 61cm, right?) might be a little big for me...
10-06-17, 12:55 PM
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Looks to be 58 to 60cm to me.
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It's clearlyrics a larger than average frame, based on the inside head Tibet length. Knowing nothing else, I would have said it's more like 59cm.
However, and for future reference because it comes up often, there's an easy and accurate way to measure frame size in a photo.
Pick any element of known size, ie. the rim diameter, put a piece of paper across it and mark it off. You now have a gauge you can put against the frame to compare.
If you want to measure it more precisely, search "make a paper ruler" and calibrate it based on the rim diameter.
However, and for future reference because it comes up often, there's an easy and accurate way to measure frame size in a photo.
Pick any element of known size, ie. the rim diameter, put a piece of paper across it and mark it off. You now have a gauge you can put against the frame to compare.
If you want to measure it more precisely, search "make a paper ruler" and calibrate it based on the rim diameter.
10-06-17, 01:03 PM
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23"/58 to my eye...
This is a 23" Note the headtube length...
...and these are 57cm
This is a 23" Note the headtube length...
...and these are 57cm
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Originally Posted by deadllama
This just popped up on CL at a reasonable price and I think I'm only going to have one chance at this, so I figured I'd unleash the experts here on it instead of trying to get the seller to measure it. Does this look like a 55cm or a 58cm?
Any thoughts on these in general? I know nothing about Fuji bikes other than they look pretty.
Any thoughts on these in general? I know nothing about Fuji bikes other than they look pretty.
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I agree with 58cm. As I said, he did measure it for me, but who knows if he did it properly.
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The seller never texted me back 
I had my hopes up about this one.
I had my hopes up about this one.
10-10-17, 10:09 AM
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I hope you can contact the CL seller. That is a great looking Fuji!!!
I would say it's 23" or 24" just by guessing. It looks just a hair smaller than my '85 Fuji Del Rey (which is a whopping 25"!!)
I would say it's 23" or 24" just by guessing. It looks just a hair smaller than my '85 Fuji Del Rey (which is a whopping 25"!!)
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