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Surly Long Haul Trucker: Anybody Over 6'5" Got One?
I'm thinking about building up a LHT with parts I have from other
bikes. The 62cm (largest) size looks kind of like my 24" 1983 StumpJumper - which fits me ok with riser bars on it. Has anybody over 6'5" built one of these things up and been happy with the fit? -- PeteCresswell |
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Surly Long Haul Trucker: Anybody Over 6'5" Got One?
On Apr 20, 3:56*pm, "(PeteCresswell)" wrote:
I'm thinking about building up a LHT with parts I have from other bikes. The 62cm (largest) size looks kind of like my 24" 1983 StumpJumper - which fits me ok with riser bars on it. Has anybody over 6'5" built one of these things up and been happy with the fit? I'm nowhere near 6'5" (more like 71-72"), and impressions of my 58 cm LHT are still forming, but it certainly feels big enough - especially for my legs. It doesn't really stretch out my torso (need to work on handlebars), but I don't feel scrunched - even in the drops. It feels like the cranks are forward (long chainstays, but profound front wheel / toe overlap w/ 175 mm cranks and sz 47 SPD shoes - esp w/ fenders). The head tube is really long on my 58 cm frame. The fork has lots of steerer tube sticking out above that to play with. I'm going to have to change the handlebars. When climbing out of the saddle with hands on the hoods, I can tell that I want to move my hands still more forward. My '87 Stumpjumper fits just right (I think the frame is about 22" - will have to check), and come to think of it, there may be some similarity in ride to the LHT - without the extra BB drop. |
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On Apr 20, 3:56*pm, "(PeteCresswell)" wrote:
I'm thinking about building up a LHT with parts I have from other bikes. The 62cm (largest) size looks kind of like my 24" 1983 StumpJumper - which fits me ok with riser bars on it. Has anybody over 6'5" built one of these things up and been happy with the fit? -- PeteCresswell I'm 6'0" and have a 60cm LHT. I have a fistful of seatpost showing and have a short (8cm) stem on it, and it rides great. I'm sure I'd have been fine with the 58cm frame, which tells me that the 62 will probably be just dandy for you, and not need a freakishly long stem or a foot of exposed post. |
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On Apr 21, 2:53*pm, Dan O wrote:
On Apr 20, 3:56*pm, "(PeteCresswell)" wrote: I'm thinking about building up a LHT with parts I have from other bikes. The 62cm (largest) size looks kind of like my 24" 1983 StumpJumper - which fits me ok with riser bars on it. Has anybody over 6'5" built one of these things up and been happy with the fit? I'm nowhere near 6'5" (more like 71-72"), and impressions of my 58 cm LHT are still forming, but it certainly feels big enough - especially for my legs. *It doesn't really stretch out my torso (need to work on handlebars), but I don't feel scrunched - even in the drops. It feels like the cranks are forward (long chainstays, but profound front wheel / toe overlap w/ 175 mm cranks and sz 47 SPD shoes - esp w/ fenders). The head tube is really long on my 58 cm frame. *The fork has lots of steerer tube sticking out above that to play with. *I'm going to have to change the handlebars. *When climbing out of the saddle with hands on the hoods, I can tell that I want to move my hands still more forward. My '87 Stumpjumper fits just right (I think the frame is about 22" - will have to check), and come to think of it, there may be some similarity in ride to the LHT - without the extra BB drop. Pete could get a Soma Smoothie ES in a 64cm or 66 cm frame if he doesn't want a lot of seat post showing. See http://www.somafab.com/extrasmoothie.html As for a 62cm LHT, it has what I consider a near perfect TT length -- 60.3cm (longer than the Soma). For me, at 6'3" 1/2, a 62cm frame mean a good bit of seat post and stem showing, but that is perfectly fine if I have a right-sized top tube. Even in my old age and decrepitude, I like being pretty stretched out. I think the LHT would be fine for a bigger guy so long as he does not mind a stem with some rise and a fair amount of seat post showing. BTW, I find that in these days of long seat posts and stems with rise, the seat tube length is almost the least of my worries. It is the other dimensions -- TT length, headtube height, seat tube angle and seat set back, etc. that make the difference to me. I am currently commuting on a 60cm Cannondale cross bike, which would be too small for me but for the long seat post, stem and 60cm top tube. Great bike, although a bit sluggish due to the accumulation of wax- based chain lube and general winter filth. -- Jay Beattie. |
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Surly Long Haul Trucker: Anybody Over 6'5" Got One?
Per Jay Beattie:
BTW, I find that in these days of long seat posts and stems with rise, the seat tube length is almost the least of my worries. It is the other dimensions -- TT length, headtube height, seat tube angle and seat set back, etc. that make the difference to me. Actually, since taking up MTB as my primary ride, I've come to like a good bit of seatpost showing. My main concerns are cockpit length (not too long, yet enough room for my size fifteens to not contend too much with the front wheel) and handlebar height. I don't have any overt injuries, but if my bars aren't right around seat height, I'm just not comfortable. Here's my current bread-and-butter bike - that fits me better than any bike I've ever owned except maybe for a 26" Fuji 10-speed a loooong time ago: http://tinyurl.com/c2boe4 One fantasy I have is translating that frame's dimensions into a rigid diamond frame. Maybe in the form of something like SyCip's Diesel (http://www.sycip.com/Pages/diesel.html) -- PeteCresswell |
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On Apr 22, 4:16*pm, "(PeteCresswell)" wrote:
Per Jay Beattie: BTW, *I find that in these days of long seat posts and stems with rise, the seat tube length is almost the least of my worries. *It is the other dimensions -- TT length, headtube height, seat tube angle and seat set back, etc. that make the difference to me. Actually, since taking up MTB as my primary ride, I've come to like a good bit of seatpost showing. My main concerns are cockpit length (not too long, yet enough room for my size fifteens to not contend too much with the front wheel) and handlebar height. * I don't have any overt injuries, but if my bars aren't right around seat height, I'm just not comfortable. Here's my current bread-and-butter bike - that fits me better than any bike I've ever owned except maybe for a 26" Fuji 10-speed a loooong time ago: *http://tinyurl.com/c2boe4 Nice ride. If you die, leave it to me! I am going to buy an XC bike this summer so I can do a little trail riding with my son. I have previously used my cross bike, but it has limitations, particularly on very steep trails. If anyone can recommend a good bang for the buck XC bike (a hard tail would be acceptable), let me know. Like I said, I'm 6'31/2" with a 34 inch inseam. -- Jay Beattie. |
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Surly Long Haul Trucker: Anybody Over 6'5" Got One?
Per Jay Beattie:
If anyone can recommend a good bang for the buck XC bike (a hard tail would be acceptable), let me know. Like I said, I'm 6'31/2" with a 34 inch inseam. From what I gleaned from a conversation with one of the big maker's reps, you might be right on the cusp of off-the-shelf. I'm beyond it. Actually I needed a bike as nice as the one shown like I needed another hole in the head. If my wife ever finds out I spent enough on a freaking bicycle frame to feed an entire Somali village for two months I'm dead meat. But the custom frame with an extra quarter of an inch here, an inch there.... makes all the diff in the world. I'd been through trying to shoehorn myself into a series of off-the-shelf FS frames, but they never felt right. That one feels *right*. If I'd just gone and blown the bucks on it on day one I'd be ahead of the game dollarwise - but behind the game in the ability to appreciate the diff between an almost-fit and a real fit. To your question, I had a Cannondale Jekyll that seemed pretty good to me - with the added appeal of the lefty fork to the exhibitionist in me. I also still have an Ellsworth Isis XL that would probably fit you (not for sale...). Only caution I'd offer up with Ellsworth is that you want to have a dealer to go to bat for you in a warranty situation. -- PeteCresswell |
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(PeteCresswell) wrote:
[...] To your question, I had a Cannondale Jekyll that seemed pretty good to me - with the added appeal of the lefty fork to the exhibitionist in me.[...] How can something with only one leg be a fork? -- Tom Sherman - 42.435731,-83.985007 LOCAL CACTUS EATS CYCLIST - datakoll |
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Surly Long Haul Trucker: Anybody Over 6'5" Got One?
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Tom Sherman wrote: (PeteCresswell) wrote: [...] To your question, I had a Cannondale Jekyll that seemed pretty good to me - with the added appeal of the lefty fork to the exhibitionist in me.[...] How can something with only one leg be a fork? LOL! I never thought of that. I guess it's a strut. |
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Surly Long Haul Trucker: Anybody Over 6'5" Got One?
Hi Pete,
I'm 6'5.5" and just got my 62cm Long Haul Trucker Complete all put together. Woohoo! The fork steerer is uncut, with three stock spacers stacked in there. It fit me great with the handlebars at 42" and the saddle at 43". I changed the stock handlebar, which is short where it should be long and long where it should be short, for a nice Nitto Randonneur 45cm bar. Unless you need the handlebars higher, I think you'll be happy with the LHT. -Brian On Apr 23, 9:17*pm, Tim McNamara wrote: In article , *Tom Sherman wrote: (PeteCresswell) wrote: [...] To your question, I had a Cannondale Jekyll that seemed pretty good to me - with the added appeal of the lefty fork to the exhibitionist in me.[...] How can something with only one leg be a fork? LOL! *I never thought of that. *I guess it's a strut. |
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