Need help identifying bike / pricing it Guerciotti
10-12-08, 03:08 PM
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Need help identifying bike / pricing it Guerciotti
https://sfbay.craigslist.org/nby/bik/875738309.html
What do you think is a good offer. I am 5 9 and looking for a bike to ride around campus up in santa cruz hilly area. Should i call him and what should i ask, model number?
What do you think is a good offer. I am 5 9 and looking for a bike to ride around campus up in santa cruz hilly area. Should i call him and what should i ask, model number?
10-12-08, 03:31 PM
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That bike is listed as a 58 cm frame and you said you are 5'9". Unless you have unusually long legs, I think the bike is too large for you.
It does look like a nice bike, though.
It does look like a nice bike, though.
10-12-08, 03:57 PM
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I'm 5'-10" and a 58 is on the small side of what I like to ride; I am high-waisted though, and like to ride with toes down.
10-12-08, 04:18 PM
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I'm 6' and ride a 57cm. I think it'll be too big for you. Although I don't think there would be any harm in calling the guy and going to take a look at it. You can really only tell when you actually see the bike in person.
10-12-08, 04:23 PM
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+1 Too big.
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Kind of depends on bottom bracket height, so you won't know for sure until you sit on it. I'm 5'9" and usually ride a 56 or a 57, but I have a few 58's that work okay for me (and one 59 that is a serious stretch, but i'm keeping it).
10-13-08, 12:25 AM
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There's a chance that it MIGHT work for you. Many Guerciottis I've seen have top tubes that are shorter than the seat tube. I'm 5' 11" and I had a 58cm Guerciotti with a 56cm top tube. Since the 56 top tube gives me my ideal reach (I usually ride a 55-56 frame) everything worked out. I had a 90mm stem on mine. You will most likely need a shorter one. If you can stand over it, there is a chance. For the record, though, it will probably not be comfortable.
