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My first 2 starter road bikes!!! A love hate relationship. 85 peloton and 84 traveler

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Old 11-16-10, 06:34 AM
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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?
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Originally Posted by starlet119
im only 5' 9" does it look like its to big for me? ?
54-58cm at most depending on your body proportions. Both bikes are too big for you.
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Originally Posted by theschwinnman
Sizing is based on your inseam more than your height, some people are strangely proportioned, I'm 5' 8" and I ride a 56/58.
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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