In a message dated 4/8/04 10:36:00 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
themaaslands@comcast.net writes:
> Coppi was variously stated as being 1m85-1m87! He too rode a 59 cm c/c
> frame. I own a De Rosa bike used by Roberto Conti for his 16th place finish in
> the Tour de France, he is 1m88 and it is a 56 cm c/c frame. According to Ugo De
> Rosa, most Americans who get a custom made frames end up with frames that
> are 2-3 cm smaller than what they are accustomed to. He says their general
> reaction is of disbelief until they take the bike out for a ride. They then never
> want to return to the larger frame size.
>
Does that 1m85 - 1m87 convert to 6' 3/4" to 6' 1 5/8"?
Stevan Thomas
Alameda, CA