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Tips for good hybrid fit
I will be in France next month and plan to rent a bike for a few days of
touring. It looks as though the best I can hope to find are some hybrid bikes (fattish tires, upright handlebar, etc.) Bringin my bike just isn't an option this time. What should I watch for to get a good fit? I have never had a good experience renting hybrids, but it occurs to me that may have been because of other issues such as poor fit. I ride a 25"-frame road bike that well-meaning bike-shop personnel frequently tell me is too big for me (based on my height, just under 6 feet). They couldn't be more wrong, but I think there must be something counterintuitive about how I am built, and perhaps this has translated into a bad fit when renting. With any luck the French bike store I get my rental from will fit me well. But what should I look to make sure they do? Other questions: Would my touring saddle work well on a hybrid? It would be easy to bring. Does a 25" touring-bike frame "translate" into any particular size hybrid? Thanks for any help--please reply to the newsgroup. |
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OughtFour wrote:
I will be in France next month and plan to rent a bike for a few days of touring. It looks as though the best I can hope to find are some hybrid bikes (fattish tires, upright handlebar, etc.) Bringin my bike just isn't an option this time. I understand that this shop in France rents bikes that are more comfortable and faster than hybrids: http://www.airodin.com/. -- Tom Sherman - Earth (Downstate Illinois, North of Forgottonia) |
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