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04-04-13, 06:32 AM
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04-04-13, 06:39 AM
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I find it hard to believe that it is exaggerated by the photo. Thats a good 350mm showing, how much do you have down in the frame? I'm not making judgement because none of us know you, but my first thought is that a larger frame would fit you better. You say it fits good now, which maybe it does, but having a larger frame means you wouldn't have to glue 2 seat posts together to make it fit.
04-04-13, 06:40 AM
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04-04-13, 06:43 AM
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I find it hard to believe that it is exaggerated by the photo. Thats a good 350mm showing, how much do you have down in the frame? I'm not making judgement because none of us know you, but my first thought is that a larger frame would fit you better. You say it fits good now, which maybe it does, but having a larger frame means you wouldn't have to glue 2 seat posts together to make it fit.
https://www.bmc-racing.com/us-en/bike.../sram_red.html
04-04-13, 06:45 AM
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I was just giving you a hard time
I'm glad to hear it fits you well. I guess at 6'5", something on your bike is bound to look a bit out of purportion.
I'm glad to hear it fits you well. I guess at 6'5", something on your bike is bound to look a bit out of purportion.
04-04-13, 06:47 AM
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04-04-13, 06:49 AM
Throw the stick!!!!
Plus, I'm too fat to ride anything that nice.
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04-04-13, 06:50 AM
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Okay, that right there is just funny. Well done!
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04-04-13, 06:50 AM
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Thank goodness, a "noobie" (post wise) with a sense of humor. You are going to fit in great around here.
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04-04-13, 06:52 AM
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It looks like you could have used a bit more head tube so you could flip it / lose some spacers. Have you had a full fitting? Maybe you'll be able to get lower with time. I'm 6'4" and on a ~58cm with the front pretty low. I have a shortish torso and spider monkey arms.
04-04-13, 06:52 AM
Throw the stick!!!!
What's bad is that it really is a nice bike. I'm not sure if it is the photo or what but it's getting a not from me as well.
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04-04-13, 06:53 AM
Throw the stick!!!!
With this particular bike I think that it looks better with the unflipped stem than it would with additional spacers. I think with a proper photo that bike is going to be hot as hell.
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04-04-13, 06:56 AM
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Borrowed some wheels from the shop while they fix a broken spoke for me.
04-04-13, 06:59 AM
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It is too nice to have to judge from that angle. Definitely hot.
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04-04-13, 07:00 AM
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04-04-13, 07:01 AM
Throw the stick!!!!
Seat height looks more reasonable in that shot. Crappy shot but the "fit" does look better.
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04-04-13, 07:02 AM
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Probably has more to do with the way the seat stay connects in well below the top tube that is exaggerating it.
04-04-13, 07:04 AM
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YukonLT- definitely needs a better drive-side pic. Even with a larger sized frameset, those BMCs still look great.
04-04-13, 07:07 AM
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04-04-13, 07:08 AM
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I was thinking this exact thing also. I just can't bring myself to like those BMC or other frames where the seat stays connect so far down below the top tube. Just looks weird to me.
04-04-13, 08:46 AM
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04-04-13, 08:56 AM
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It's a custom seat post. Check out a stock '07 Tarmac and you'll see that the original is even more hideous. Specialized designed an aero seat tube but failed to integrate an aero seat post. I don't know what to say about the bars, they are aero compact carbon FSA. The red really sold me on the bike to begin with. I went to my lbs to browse new bikes and it reminded me a lot of when I was a kid in the grocery store and looked at the generic food that had black and white labels. All new bikes are just that. Black and white. Bland. When I ride, I have an extreme sense of euphoria and I think a bike should reflect that in colors. Personally, I just don't see how someone could ride an all black bike, it just seems to negate everything that bike riding is all about.
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