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Old 11-23-22, 04:54 PM
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cyccommute 
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Originally Posted by bboy314
Based on your seatpost and stem height, the frame does seem too small for you. But as long as it’s comfortable and those components aren’t past their minimum insertion point I’d see no reason not to keep it.
Your comment is both correct and incorrect at the same time. The front of the bike is obviously too small. But the rear of the bike is the right size for a much larger bicycle frame but far too large for that front end. Having that much seatpost showing is actually about right for a properly sized mountain bike.

Overall, this is an example of an extremely poorly designed bicycle. It would be far too large at the seat for someone who it is designed to fit at the handlebars.
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