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Old 02-24-09 | 02:57 PM
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kilo tt sizing

alright
i really really like the kilo tt from bikesdirect.com
https://www.bikesdirect.com/products/mercier/kilott.htm
im really debating on what size i should get
im about 5'10" - 5'11" and my inseam is around 32"
the main thing i dont want is my seat really low, i like it pretty high.
heres the link for the mercier geometry for the kilo tt
https://www.cyclesmercier.com/geometry_tt.html

another little question. is there a special way to cut down a threadless stem
(the stem on the kilo tt is pretty tall)
tall stems = puke
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Old 02-24-09 | 03:01 PM
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53. check the other kilo threads. there are pages and pages of info.
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Old 02-24-09 | 03:07 PM
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are you really asking this without searching?
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Old 02-24-09 | 03:10 PM
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to lazy
i'de just rather someone answer my question then scroll through 69 pages of things that i dont want to know before i see what i want
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Old 02-24-09 | 03:11 PM
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and i doubt anyone my size is asking the same question
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Old 02-24-09 | 10:27 PM
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he has a point, those kilo tt threads are hundreds of pages long.
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Old 02-24-09 | 11:00 PM
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Bikes: An OLD fixed gear conversion...I think the frame is Nishiki? ALSO, a new Mercier Kilo TT Pro track bike

Do you know how many guys out there are 5' 10"-5' 11" with a 32" inseam asking about Kilo sizing? Really dude, stop being lazy. [Mostly] everyone else searches so why shouldn't you have to? Just cause you have the coolest username ever invented?
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Old 02-24-09 | 11:20 PM
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I heard the Kilo TT frames run "big".
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Old 02-24-09 | 11:23 PM
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they sure do run big. I'm 5 9 and 31 inseam. I found out my 53 was actually more like a 55 frame. My seat post Wasnt to low or high, but the tt was to long. I have pursuit bars and a 50mm stem was to long. I was never comfy on that bike
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Old 02-24-09 | 11:26 PM
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https://www.wrenchscience.com/Default.aspx
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sign up.

figure it out.
you can thank me now.
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Old 02-25-09 | 12:30 AM
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i actually took the time to search my second question and found nothing. so...
whats the best and safest way to cut a fork tube down a few inches?
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Old 02-25-09 | 12:35 AM
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well im going to go to bed. its past my bed time
im not kidding
when i come back on tomorrow there better be a reply
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Old 02-25-09 | 12:46 AM
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lol demanding a response on this forum will get you far.
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Old 02-25-09 | 12:54 AM
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elitists...
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Old 02-25-09 | 01:07 AM
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Originally Posted by skid on me
whats the best and safest way to cut a fork tube down a few inches?
Take it to your LBS?
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Old 02-25-09 | 01:41 PM
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is a hack saw ok to use?
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