(PeteCresswell) wrote:
Per Anthony DeLorenzo:
6'6" riding an XL, my inseam is 92.5 cm (36.4 in). The standover and
TT length are good. I used a short high-rise stem to get the bars up
high enough and a setback post to keep my weight off the front wheel.

*Exactly* what I wound up doing with my 21" Ellsworth Isis.

Do you have your bars below seat level? If so, how many inches
below... and do you think you could get them up to approximately
seat level or an inch below without doing anything radical?


What's your satisfaction level with the bike? Is 29" doing
anything for you that 26 wasn't?
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I gave up on mtb a long time ago,
because I just didn't like the 26"
wheel. When I got my 29er, being a
roadie, all of sudden I felt like I had
a real bike to play with. A lot of
obstacles that frustrated me to no end
on the 26, I simply roll over now with a
29er. It actually feels more stable
than a 26. The downside, is that they
do seem quite heavy, but that's because
I think I am so use to road bikes, any
mtb feels like a tank to me. Another
downside, is it felt too big to commute
on, on the road, but stick it into the
wild, and it fits perfect. For some
strange reason, the 26 felt better, to
dink around on city roads.