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hmmmmmmm MAYBE I should build me a 14 pound fixed gear??????????? That would have my fixed outnumbering my geared bikes by 3 to 2.................
need a bit of advise
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yup....crab-on fibre is WAY better than carbon........love me the claws!buck-50 said:
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good lord...I just opened this up on a 19 inch color corrected monitor...I look like sh!t chilled and watered down!
Hope Snap and Eddy and OEH and Andrea and Christine and .....................THE Catzilla never see this...... I'll never get a date (especially if my wife gets wind of it)
Hope Snap and Eddy and OEH and Andrea and Christine and .....................THE Catzilla never see this...... I'll never get a date (especially if my wife gets wind of it)
This seems to be the key thing you said.Touch0Gray said:
If this is the same setup as the rest of your bikes and you plan on leaving them the same, then the new one should be perfect.
Technically the frame may be a little large hence the short stem and not much seatpost showing.
As long as you can stand over the bike with your feet touching the ground and the top tube isn't hitting you, seems like it works.
You look scrunched up IMHO. But seriously, if you can straddle the top tube and the fit is comfortable, go for it.
I've got a fixed gear that's at least 2 sizes too big for me. I have about 3" of seatpost showing and less than zero standover clearance... But the bike rides wonderfully.
It's not what you ride, it's how you ride it!
I've got a fixed gear that's at least 2 sizes too big for me. I have about 3" of seatpost showing and less than zero standover clearance... But the bike rides wonderfully.
It's not what you ride, it's how you ride it!
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I'm with ya on the ugly...zmudshark said:
no S????? what you talking about.....hehehehhehehhehehehe........
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OK.....I finally got a chance to talk to my buddy who is managing one of the bigger LBS in Madison (he's going to press in a headset for me so I can rough out a build to see if i like it)
He was looking at it (yes it IS a 5000, not a madone) AND.....it IS a 52....I was measuring wrong, he informed me that a Trek is center of bb to top. THAT is NOT the top of the seat-tube, it is the TOP of the TOP tube....OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH.....yeah this why it fits me... d'oh....
He was looking at it (yes it IS a 5000, not a madone) AND.....it IS a 52....I was measuring wrong, he informed me that a Trek is center of bb to top. THAT is NOT the top of the seat-tube, it is the TOP of the TOP tube....OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH.....yeah this why it fits me... d'oh....
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Touch0Gray said:
top of the seat tube (cluster/lug)
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looking for grateful dead colorforms!free945 said:
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fwiw, I had so much conflicting information about ACTUAL geometry of the 2007's I e-mailed Trek and the sent me a pdf of the geometry chart. It is indeed cc to TOP of seat-tube
still the frame fits me and it is having the headset pressed as I type this, I should have it back by the weekend to start a rough build so I can get on it and ride it a bit. I need so scrape a few more bucks together to get the build kit I want. I would still like to ride it before spending big bucks on it.
still the frame fits me and it is having the headset pressed as I type this, I should have it back by the weekend to start a rough build so I can get on it and ride it a bit. I need so scrape a few more bucks together to get the build kit I want. I would still like to ride it before spending big bucks on it.
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