How about a TALLLLL Schwinn ??
01-15-13, 06:33 AM
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How about a TALLLLL Schwinn ??
This is not my bike, but I wanted others to see what " long-legged rascals " can ride !!! LOOK at that stem !
https://gainesville.craigslist.org/bik/3544631380.html
https://gainesville.craigslist.org/bik/3544631380.html
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God! That's huge! Must be around 29" (70cm) if it's an inch!
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Doooown tube shifters.
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58 cm or bigger..... ha!
01-15-13, 07:18 AM
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Um. It's big. But, its a Raleigh, not a Schwinn.
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01-15-13, 08:46 AM
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I'm tellin' ya, Raleigh C&V caters to the gangly.
01-15-13, 08:56 AM
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You gonna eat that?
More like 68 cm.
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We get about two of these threads a month.
Yes, people, there are some oddly-outsized bikes out there.
Big deal.
Yes, people, there are some oddly-outsized bikes out there.
Big deal.
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Originally Posted by Captain Blight
We get about two of these threads a month.
Yes, people, there are some oddly-outsized bikes out there.
Big deal.
Yes, people, there are some oddly-outsized bikes out there.
Big deal.
01-15-13, 10:18 AM
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I'm just happy that the folks of a scale that can ride such machines are usually very gentle souls, otherwise they would have dominated the world by now and instead of this post we'd have posts like....
" look at the tiny Schwinn, it can't be more than 60cm!"
" look at the tiny Schwinn, it can't be more than 60cm!"
01-15-13, 10:22 AM
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what would be the average height of someone who rides something like that, I can ride the supersport fine but it does seem on the small size for me
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Originally Posted by jptwins
And lucky for those bikes, there are some oddly-outsized humans like myself to ride them! 68cm is my perfect size!
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Originally Posted by Velognome
" look at the tiny Schwinn, it can't be more than 60cm!"
60 is the lower limit of what I fit on.
01-15-13, 11:54 AM
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You gonna eat that?
Originally Posted by jeirvine
Do you use DT shifters? I ride just ~63cm frames and find it along reach.
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01-15-13, 12:03 PM
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Has anyone ever seen on of these on CL where the seat wasn't totally slammed?
01-15-13, 12:19 PM
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Originally Posted by jeirvine
Do you use DT shifters? I ride just ~63cm frames and find it along reach.
01-15-13, 09:39 PM
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Originally Posted by Velognome
I'm just happy that the folks of a scale that can ride such machines are usually very gentle souls, otherwise they would have dominated the world by now and instead of this post we'd have posts like....
" look at the tiny Schwinn, it can't be more than 60cm!"
" look at the tiny Schwinn, it can't be more than 60cm!"
I'm an average size person with short legs, so I ride small bikes.
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I wonder about those, I have always had trouble even fitting into most cars, my knees get jammed up at a weird angle, so far the only car I fit in right is this old Towncar, seat always has to be allll the way back. I can ride the supersport ok, but I might like to see about one of those big bikes
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Originally Posted by lostforawhile
what would be the average height of someone who rides something like that, I can ride the supersport fine but it does seem on the small size for me
01-16-13, 08:07 AM
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Originally Posted by jeirvine
Do you use DT shifters? I ride just ~63cm frames and find it a long reach.
oh, and i'm 6'5" with a 36 inseam, FWIW.
