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I'm 6'4 235 tall
"Bryan Florida" wrote in message
... I need an inexpensive bike for the road..just for exercise. Maybe a speed bike but I have long legs and need a bigger bike. What brands do you suggest? The 18 sped I have now is too small for my size. Hey Bryan, I took the liberty to cross-post your message to rec.bicycles.misc, which is probably a more fitting newsgroup, and also has a higher readership than rec.bicycles.rides. First off, you need to tell us: what do you mean by "inexpensive"? Some people here would define "inexpensive" as ~$100, others as ~$1000. I'll leave the "go to your LBS" instructions to someone else. -- Warm Regards, Claire Petersky please substitute yahoo for mousepotato to reply Home of the meditative cyclist: http://home.earthlink.net/~cpetersky/Welcome.htm Personal page: http://www.geocities.com/cpetersky/ See the books I've set free at: http://bookcrossing.com/referral/Cpetersky |
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On Thu, 28 Oct 2004 14:05:38 GMT, "Claire Petersky"
wrote: "Bryan Florida" wrote in message ... I need an inexpensive bike for the road..just for exercise. Maybe a speed bike but I have long legs and need a bigger bike. What brands do you suggest? The 18 sped I have now is too small for my size. Hey Bryan, I took the liberty to cross-post your message to rec.bicycles.misc, which is probably a more fitting newsgroup, and also has a higher readership than rec.bicycles.rides. First off, you need to tell us: what do you mean by "inexpensive"? Some people here would define "inexpensive" as ~$100, others as ~$1000. I'll leave the "go to your LBS" instructions to someone else. I'm 6'7" tall and 255 lbs. I ride a Giant Cypress Hybrid. It has adjustable handle bars and a seat post shock absorber. It has a 23" frame, with 700c -40 street tires. My bike cost me $300 at a Local Bike Shop. I started riding with a Huffy mountain bike from K-Mart which was really too small and it was the largest they had. |
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On Thu, 28 Oct 2004 22:36:06 GMT, wrote:
On Thu, 28 Oct 2004 14:05:38 GMT, "Claire Petersky" wrote: "Bryan Florida" wrote in message ... I need an inexpensive bike for the road..just for exercise. Maybe a speed bike but I have long legs and need a bigger bike. What brands do you suggest? The 18 sped I have now is too small for my size. Hey Bryan, I took the liberty to cross-post your message to rec.bicycles.misc, which is probably a more fitting newsgroup, and also has a higher readership than rec.bicycles.rides. First off, you need to tell us: what do you mean by "inexpensive"? Some people here would define "inexpensive" as ~$100, others as ~$1000. I'll leave the "go to your LBS" instructions to someone else. I'm 6'7" tall and 255 lbs. I ride a Giant Cypress Hybrid. It has adjustable handle bars and a seat post shock absorber. It has a 23" frame, with 700c -40 street tires. My bike cost me $300 at a Local Bike Shop. I started riding with a Huffy mountain bike from K-Mart which was really too small and it was the largest they had. Um, yeah, getting a bike big enough could be trouble. I have a friend who is 6'10" and looks malnourished at 300 pounds. He also has a problem with getting bikes to fit and not looking silly on one. Of course he manages to make a Harley look small, so he rides motors, not pedals. Another friend is about 300 pounds and only about 5'11" and rides Cannondales exclusively. He says they never break under his weight, but then he is not a terribly agressive rider. FWIW, anything over $200 is expensive to me whether I have the cash or not. That is the break point where I start to think of computer/car/whatever upgrades. Isn't 6'7" and 255 lbs. kind of on the skinny side? Cyclist build maybe? Bill Baka -- Using M2, Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/m2/ |
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"Bill Baka" wrote in message news Isn't 6'7" and 255 lbs. No, six feet tall is not a cyclist build. |
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On Fri, 29 Oct 2004 15:45:53 GMT, "Peter Cole"
wrote: "Bill Baka" wrote Isn't 6'7" and 255 lbs. kind of on the skinny side? Cyclist build maybe? No way, I'm 6'10"/235, and nobody ever called me skinny... ..jpgs, please? -B I'm just under 5'10", and 235. That would make an interesting comparison side-by-side, eh? ;-D |
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"Badger_South" wrote in message
... On Fri, 29 Oct 2004 15:45:53 GMT, "Peter Cole" wrote: "Bill Baka" wrote Isn't 6'7" and 255 lbs. kind of on the skinny side? Cyclist build maybe? No way, I'm 6'10"/235, and nobody ever called me skinny... .jpgs, please? -B I'm just under 5'10", and 235. That would make an interesting comparison side-by-side, eh? ;-D http://crw.org/gallery/snowride2003.htm Guess which one is me. The other guys are actually normal size (one's even 6'3"). |
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Peter Cole writes:
Isn't 6'7" and 255 lbs. Kind of on the skinny side? Cyclist build maybe? No way, I'm 6'10"/235, and nobody ever called me skinny... .jpgs, please? -B I'm just under 5'10", and 235. That would make an interesting comparison side-by-side, eh? ;-D http://crw.org/gallery/snowride2003.htm Guess which one is me. The other guys are actually normal size (one's even 6'3"). Nice photo and good snow effect Jobst Brandt |
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"Peter Cole" wrote in message news:Mjygd.21874$HA.15418@attbi_s01... "Badger_South" wrote in message ... On Fri, 29 Oct 2004 15:45:53 GMT, "Peter Cole" wrote: "Bill Baka" wrote Isn't 6'7" and 255 lbs. kind of on the skinny side? Cyclist build maybe? No way, I'm 6'10"/235, and nobody ever called me skinny... .jpgs, please? Guess which one is me. The other guys are actually normal size (one's even 6'3"). I sure wouldn't call you chubby by any means. -- Warm Regards, Claire Petersky please substitute yahoo for mousepotato to reply Home of the meditative cyclist: http://home.earthlink.net/~cpetersky/Welcome.htm Personal page: http://www.geocities.com/cpetersky/ See the books I've set free at: http://bookcrossing.com/referral/Cpetersky |
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"Claire Petersky" wrote in message
link.net... "Peter Cole" wrote in message news:Mjygd.21874$HA.15418@attbi_s01... "Badger_South" wrote in message ... On Fri, 29 Oct 2004 15:45:53 GMT, "Peter Cole" wrote: "Bill Baka" wrote Isn't 6'7" and 255 lbs. kind of on the skinny side? Cyclist build maybe? No way, I'm 6'10"/235, and nobody ever called me skinny... .jpgs, please? Guess which one is me. The other guys are actually normal size (one's even 6'3"). I sure wouldn't call you chubby by any means. Perhaps not "chubby", but my BMI is 25, which puts me at the upper edge of the "recommended" weight. Before I started riding regularly several years ago, I had gained some weight, and was definitely well over ideal weight. I'm now 20 lb lighter, as well as more muscled, and my weight has been stable without much effort. Thanks to cycling, I wear the same pants size as I did in high school. |
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On Sat, 30 Oct 2004 10:35:03 GMT, "Peter Cole"
wrote: "Claire Petersky" wrote in message hlink.net... "Peter Cole" wrote in message news:Mjygd.21874$HA.15418@attbi_s01... "Badger_South" wrote in message ... On Fri, 29 Oct 2004 15:45:53 GMT, "Peter Cole" wrote: "Bill Baka" wrote Isn't 6'7" and 255 lbs. kind of on the skinny side? Cyclist build maybe? No way, I'm 6'10"/235, and nobody ever called me skinny... .jpgs, please? Guess which one is me. The other guys are actually normal size (one's even 6'3"). I sure wouldn't call you chubby by any means. Perhaps not "chubby", but my BMI is 25, which puts me at the upper edge of the "recommended" weight. Before I started riding regularly several years ago, I had gained some weight, and was definitely well over ideal weight. I'm now 20 lb lighter, as well as more muscled, and my weight has been stable without much effort. Thanks to cycling, I wear the same pants size as I did in high school. Yeah, but I'm wondering how you got that strange...uh, do you know your left leg is about twice as long as your right leg, looking at the picture? http://crw.org/gallery/dec03crw.jpg Yep, one leg normal, other leg at least a foot longer. ;-D -B |
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