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What bikes are 6'4" blokes riding.
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The last bike I had was 20 years ago. It was a 25 3/4" Dawes Galaxy. Now I'm ready to buy another bike but it appears that people have shrunk! What bikes are tall people riding these days? It seems that 60cm is now XL. There don't seem to be many 60cm bikes in the shops either. I tried a 58cm but the seat post was so long it looked more like a mono cycle. Boo hoo. Cheers Peter. |
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On Mon, 14 Mar 2005 19:58:15 GMT, "Peter Goddard"
wrote in message : The last bike I had was 20 years ago. It was a 25 3/4" Dawes Galaxy. Now I'm ready to buy another bike but it appears that people have shrunk! What bikes are tall people riding these days? I know one bloke at least that tall who has a very nice Chas Roberts. I'm guessing Thorn will also do any size you want. Guy -- http://www.chapmancentral.co.uk "To every complex problem there is a solution which is simple, neat and wrong" - HL Mencken |
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"Just zis Guy, you know?" typed
On Mon, 14 Mar 2005 19:58:15 GMT, "Peter Goddard" wrote in message : The last bike I had was 20 years ago. It was a 25 3/4" Dawes Galaxy. Now I'm ready to buy another bike but it appears that people have shrunk! What bikes are tall people riding these days? I know one bloke at least that tall who has a very nice Chas Roberts. I'm guessing Thorn will also do any size you want. My 6'4" friend (Audax UK hon Events Secretary) rides a 24" Thorn Audax. There is a lot of seatpin showing but it looks 'right'. -- Helen D. Vecht: Edgware. |
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"Peter Goddard" wrote:
Hello, The last bike I had was 20 years ago. It was a 25 3/4" Dawes Galaxy. Now I'm ready to buy another bike but it appears that people have shrunk! What bikes are tall people riding these days? It seems that 60cm is now XL. There don't seem to be many 60cm bikes in the shops either. I tried a 58cm but the seat post was so long it looked more like a mono cycle. Boo hoo. Cheers Peter. I ride a ridgeback |
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Peter Goddard wrote:
Hello, The last bike I had was 20 years ago. It was a 25 3/4" Dawes Galaxy. Now I'm ready to buy another bike but it appears that people have shrunk! What bikes are tall people riding these days? It seems that 60cm is now XL. There don't seem to be many 60cm bikes in the shops either. I tried a 58cm but the seat post was so long it looked more like a mono cycle. Boo hoo. Cheers Amongst others I ride a 63cm Cannondale (a stock size) but am 2" taller at 6'6" Tony |
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Tony Raven wrote:
Amongst others I ride a 63cm Cannondale (a stock size) but am 2" taller at 6'6" Tony I too ride a 63cm Cannondale (tourer) and a 'Large' (I don't know what that means) Cannondale hardtail MTB (through chance, not because I'm a Dale Pimp). The tourer does me fine, and I reckon I might have got away with a smaller size and longer seatpost, as the top tube length is loooong (be sure to take that into account - very variable between bikes and impacts on riding position substantially). I'm 6' 3.5", although I claim to be 6' 4". (Apologies to Lyle Lovett). (That's my brackets quota for the year). |
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My mate Big Iain (6'6") has an HP Velotechnik Speedmachine, a Windcheetah
and a home-built low racer, but I imagine that's not quite what you had in mind :-) -- Dave Larrington - http://www.legslarry.beerdrinkers.co.uk/ World Domination? Just find a world that's into that kind of thing, then chain to the floor and walk up and down on it in high heels. (Mr. Sunshine) |
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On Tue, 15 Mar 2005 10:21:46 -0000, "Dave Larrington"
wrote in message : My mate Big Iain (6'6") has an HP Velotechnik Speedmachine, a Windcheetah and a home-built low racer, but I imagine that's not quite what you had in mind :-) It is, on the other hand, /exactly/ what I had in mind... Guy -- http://www.chapmancentral.co.uk "To every complex problem there is a solution which is simple, neat and wrong" - HL Mencken |
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Just zis Guy, you know? wrote:
On Tue, 15 Mar 2005 10:21:46 -0000, "Dave Larrington" wrote in message : My mate Big Iain (6'6") has an HP Velotechnik Speedmachine, a Windcheetah and a home-built low racer, but I imagine that's not quite what you had in mind :-) It is, on the other hand, /exactly/ what I had in mind... Why would you be thinking about his mate Big Iain? Tony |
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On Wed, 16 Mar 2005 08:10:03 +0000, Tony Raven
wrote: My mate Big Iain (6'6") has an HP Velotechnik Speedmachine, a Windcheetah and a home-built low racer, but I imagine that's not quite what you had in mind :-) It is, on the other hand, /exactly/ what I had in mind... Why would you be thinking about his mate Big Iain? Simple: Mr James' bike shed would be well worth raiding if it weren't for the fact that (a) he's bigger than me so some of the bikes may not fit and (b) he's bigger than me. Guy -- May contain traces of irony. Contents liable to settle after posting. http://www.chapmancentral.co.uk 88% of helmet statistics are made up, 65% of them at CHS, Puget Sound |
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