Raleigh Twenty for a tall man?
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Raleigh Twenty for a tall man?
I apologize if this has been asked before. I searched honest.
Would a Raleigh twenty fit someone tall like me? I'm 6'5".
I love my '62 Sports and would like to have a twenty, but not if I couldn't comfortably ride it.
Opinions?
Would a Raleigh twenty fit someone tall like me? I'm 6'5".
I love my '62 Sports and would like to have a twenty, but not if I couldn't comfortably ride it.
Opinions?
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You can ride a Twenty. Sheldon Brown does. Thanks to mountain bikes and oversized designs, aluminum seatposts are available in the 28.6 diameter for a reasonable price. They all you to extend a Raleigh Twenty seatpost to a comfortable height. Sheldon's old workround was to attach a smaller seatpost on top of the steel one to get the proper extension but its not necessary any more. When you get a Raleigh Twenty, take it down to your LBS. They will advise you on getting the right seatpost to accomodate your height.
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That depends a little bit on if you want to keep it original or want to convert it with modern componentry. With modern componentry, I believe there is almost no limit to rider size either way.
For a really long seat post, you could use a thudbuster 27.2mm in 450mm length, with a shim to 28.6mm. But that is not really necessary - as above, there are lots of posts to choose from.
For a really long seat post, you could use a thudbuster 27.2mm in 450mm length, with a shim to 28.6mm. But that is not really necessary - as above, there are lots of posts to choose from.
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It will be difficult/impossible to find an original pipe style seat post in the length you need without creating something. I just put 28.6 x400mm kalloy post on my twenty. Check to see if kalloy makes a 450mm seatpost. Also the different seat mounting system used by modern seatposts necessitate a new seat. This will give you a few more mm of height because the seat rails sit on top of the post.
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Also, if you choose to deviate from the stock configuration, you will what to explore extending the steering tube of the fork and using a long enough stem to establish the proper reach to the handlebars.
At 6ft 5inches, this is likely to be a very long stem. I'm riding a 150mm stem and I had to search high and low to find it. Whatever you do, the Twenty is a fine machine.
At 6ft 5inches, this is likely to be a very long stem. I'm riding a 150mm stem and I had to search high and low to find it. Whatever you do, the Twenty is a fine machine.
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Thanks guys. Sounds like with some new components the sky is the limit.
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I just got a 1971 Phillip's twenty and replaced the heavy as sin steel post and vinyl Brooks with a kalloy stem and brooks B17.
I'm not a giant at five foot ten but the lighter post and great saddle are more comfy and lighter to carry when I remove them after locking the bike up.
I'm not a giant at five foot ten but the lighter post and great saddle are more comfy and lighter to carry when I remove them after locking the bike up.