Re: [CR]Very Interesting LARGE 71cm eBay Bike

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Date: Fri, 09 Dec 2005 14:12:08 -0800
From: "Steven Willis" <smwillis@verizon.net>
Subject: Re: [CR]Very Interesting LARGE 71cm eBay Bike
To: "kim klakow" <Akimbo71@gmx.net>, "Kevin Kruger" <ktk1_7_0_2_8@yahoo.com>
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Personally I would go with longer stays so his knees are not too far forward over the crank. I was always told the relationship of the seat to the pedals is one of the more important angles to keep an eye on. My two cents worth. Steven Steven Willis 1778 East Second Street Scotch Plains NJ 07076 908-322-3330 http://www.thebikestand.com


----- Original Message -----
From: kim klakow
To: Kevin Kruger
Cc: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Sent: Friday, December 09, 2005 7:03 AM
Subject: Re: [CR]Very Interesting LARGE 71cm eBay Bike



> >
> construction with shift lever mounted on headtube (wonder why!?!?!).
> <
>
>
> ... because the guy more than likely doesn't have arms like a monkey and
> wouldn't want to smash his nose on the stem every time he'd try to shift
> down-tube. I think this solution is very ingenious.
> We had a customer in the store last year who rode this size as well and
> his
> name was Herr Klein, which translates into Mr.Small, ...
>
> My thoughts are about the angles, though. What do the framebuilders think?
> Shouldn't the angles be steeper to give the poor guy a better seat
> inbetween
> the wheels and not over the rear hub?
>
> kim
>
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