My first 2 starter road bikes!!! A love hate relationship. 85 peloton and 84 traveler
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mega monster frames for a dude 5-9...
that said-- that peloton was one of the bikes i used to dream about as a 15 year old... sigh.. is it all superbe pro save for the absurd seat-thing (i won't demean the word seatpost by calling it that) and death bars?
that said-- that peloton was one of the bikes i used to dream about as a 15 year old... sigh.. is it all superbe pro save for the absurd seat-thing (i won't demean the word seatpost by calling it that) and death bars?
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Same here. I am 5'8" and ride a 58 cm and have plenty of clearance to stand over the top tube. I switched to a shorter stem to cure my back aches from stretching to reach the bars.
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