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Re: [OldSkoolTrack] Re: NYC - Looking for track 53cm frame!

Thats cool... It's a very important measurement... but you can sometimes
compensate w/stem....

Greg Goode wrote:
> Thanks Scott! But it has to be 53cm.
>
> I'll never forget, it was on your site that I learned "The top tube
> is the only measurement that really matters."
>
> I historically have had some kind of knee problems with top tubes
> that are shorter. And lower back problems with top tubes that are
> longer. And this is with warmups and stretching!
>
> Thanks anyway!
>
> --Greg
>
> --- In OldSkoolTrack@yahoogroups.com, Scott Patton <scott@...> wrote:
>
>> If you can do a 54.... I have a steel spicer, I could make you a
>>
> good
>
>> deal on. It's a real track frame, kind of odd, but ... definitely
>>
> stiff.
>
>> Greg Goode wrote:
>>
>>> 53cm top tube, that is, tight geometry a plus. This would be a
>>>
> more
>
>>> casual bike, something I can use a chain and padlock with. Don't
>>>
> want
>
>>> to do that with my Serotta. Grateful for any leads!
>>>
>>> --Greg
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-^- Scott Patton
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Mon Jun 26, 2006 4:07 pm

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53cm top tube, that is, tight geometry a plus. This would be a more casual bike, something I can use a chain and padlock with. Don't want to do that with my...
Greg Goode
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Jun 26, 2006
12:47 pm

If you can do a 54.... I have a steel spicer, I could make you a good deal on. It's a real track frame, kind of odd, but ... definitely stiff. ... -- -^-...
Scott Patton
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Jun 26, 2006
2:09 pm

Thanks Scott! But it has to be 53cm. I'll never forget, it was on your site that I learned "The top tube is the only measurement that really matters." I...
Greg Goode
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Jun 26, 2006
4:07 pm

Thats cool... It's a very important measurement... but you can sometimes compensate w/stem.... ... -- -^- Scott Patton -^- Colorado Springs, CO -^-...
Scott Patton
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Jun 26, 2006
4:11 pm

You're right about the stem. But I tend to like 110mm or longer. Esthetics! ... sometimes ... tube ... tubes ... are ... a ... definitely ... a ... Don't ... ...
Greg Goode
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Jun 27, 2006
4:24 am

I just sold my Bianchi the other day, it was a 53.5 by 53.5 ctc. Joe...
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Jun 27, 2006
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Hey Joe, You getting a new fix? Also, don't forget to give us the info about any Flatland Jam this summer! I'd hate to have missed it already! --Greg...
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