check out the size of this bike
09-13-12, 05:47 AM
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check out the size of this bike
found it on craigslist
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09-13-12, 06:50 AM
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Loving the short stem and barely visible seat post.
09-13-12, 07:11 AM
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That saddle angle hurts to look at.
09-13-12, 08:26 AM
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there were 2 70 cms on ebay only a few days ago-
this cinelli- really sweet bike -seat is even highter-the owner must be a basketball player.
well worth a look
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-mid-...item2c67bfc4f1
then there was this schwinn 70cm
https://www.ebay.com/itm/70-cm-SCHWIN...item41669542f5
this cinelli- really sweet bike -seat is even highter-the owner must be a basketball player.
well worth a look
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-mid-...item2c67bfc4f1
then there was this schwinn 70cm
https://www.ebay.com/itm/70-cm-SCHWIN...item41669542f5
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09-13-12, 08:59 AM
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If you duck you might be able to ride it
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09-13-12, 09:10 AM
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Sold a 27 inch 1984 Fuji Del Rey to another forum member (~ 69cm).
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09-13-12, 09:17 AM
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27 inch frames were available in a couple Panasonic and Panasonic-built Schwinns back in the '70's. I'm 6-foot-4, and I rode a 25" frame. The extra-large frames cost extra:
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There's a classic Panasonic ad that features a basketball player finally getting a bike to fit him. I'd find it and link to it, but Youtube is blocked at work.
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Used the PICS system on a couple of occasions, fitting bikes to a couple of the Denver Nuggets. It was a handy sales tool, and helped sell
about a ½ dozen bikes to those guys. Back then they played pretty well, too!
about a ½ dozen bikes to those guys. Back then they played pretty well, too!
09-13-12, 12:07 PM
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I worked in a bike shop in the 70's that was a Panasonic dealer; we'd usually have one of these monster bikes on the floor. Any guy at 6'0"+ , and any guy buying a bike for a 16 year old son that he thought even had one inch of growth left in him, wanted to get one. It took a lot of sales tact to deal with 5'8" "urban types" coming out from the city, seeing it in the shop and insisting on buying it like it would somehow make them taller.
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09-13-12, 12:17 PM
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I worked in a bike shop in the 70's that was a Panasonic dealer; we'd usually have one of these monster bikes on the floor. Any guy at 6'0"+ , and any guy buying a bike for a 16 year old son that he thought even had one inch of growth left in him, wanted to get one. It took a lot of sales tact to deal with 5'8" "urban types" coming out from the city, seeing it in the shop and insisting on buying it like it would somehow make them taller.
It wasn't as extreme, but my friend bought a 64cm Panasonic new off the floor in the late 80's when he was around 14 years old. The guy is 5'-10" NOW! He was shorter back then. I can't imagine why they sold him that bike when he needed something like a 56cm, or maybe smaller depending on how tall he was at age 14.
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In 1979, the Panasonic DX2000 was available in 20, 22, 24, 26, and 28". I sold a 28" one to a customer, who actually needed it. He was, of course, very tall. 28" equals 71 cm.
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It wasn't as extreme, but my friend bought a 64cm Panasonic new off the floor in the late 80's when he was around 14 years old. The guy is 5'-10" NOW! He was shorter back then. I can't imagine why they sold him that bike when he needed something like a 56cm, or maybe smaller depending on how tall he was at age 14.
09-14-12, 10:02 AM
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Agt 6' 3-1/2", but with funny proportions (Long legs, shortish torso, broad shoulders and short arms), I've test-ridden a couple 67/68cm frames belonging to friends. They fit quite well if I slam the seatpost, and I'm always on the lookout for one with good tubing and clean paint. I'd like a French-fit bike.
