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Re: [yfoil] Size

The frame should have no problem with you, make sure your wheels are up to the
task.


----- Original Message ----
From: Michael <bocamikey@...>
To: yfoil@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2007 7:24:35 AM
Subject: [yfoil] Size

Will a Y Foil handle a 220 pound rider ???
Thanks
Michael
Pompano Beach
Floriduh






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I ride a 59cm y-foil. I am 5'10" and have about 34 inseam. The 59 feels good. My fit charts show 57/58cm for a frame size. What about 56cms, does anyone have... 		yfoil66
Offline Send Email 		Nov 18, 2004
7:47 pm

I'm just a little more than an inch taller than you with long legs. I fitted myself with some website that someone here was nice enough to post in the past...
Anthony Bucher
antoinebucher
Offline Send Email 		Nov 18, 2004
9:40 pm

... about ... I am 5'10.5" with a 33.5" inseam. I actually ride a 54cm for racing. It fits fine, but is certainly on the small end of the scale for riders...
grchester
Offline Send Email 		Nov 18, 2004
10:38 pm

For those that have switch out their original fork with another WITHOUT the spacer, which fork did you use? Im looking to do so given that the original fork...
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btechprofess...
Offline Send Email 		Nov 18, 2004
11:17 pm

I have a 50cm frame, I switched to a true temper sub Q and feels great. make sure you have a similar rake to the original or you will have toe overlap. Art ......
L. arturo Baez
arturobaez
Offline Send Email 		Nov 18, 2004
11:55 pm

I know that the OEM fork has a 47 rake (frame 54). I assume that any aftermarket fork that has a similar rake would be ok. If not, what rake is suggested? ...
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btechprofess...
Offline Send Email 		Nov 19, 2004
12:04 am

... OK, here is my original post. This will give you a quick lesson in rake and trail. The short and sweet of it is: virtually nobody makes a fork with a 47...
grchester
Offline Send Email 		Nov 19, 2004
12:19 am

George, Thanks so much for the info. I have a 54 and so I think Ill be going with a new carbon fork with a carbon steerer tube (should save me some weight...
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btechprofess...
Offline Send Email 		Nov 19, 2004
2:57 pm

... I went with the Alpha Q Aero which was part of a volumn buy which Richard Wharton set up for us....
grchester
Offline Send Email 		Nov 19, 2004
12:05 am

Hey guys, I'm still around... The Sub 300 has a 45 rake, if anyone's interested. I've got a painted Sub-300 in Red that I'll ship out for $200. or less. I also...
Richard Wharton
rwharton@...
Send Email 		Nov 19, 2004
12:15 am

Will a Y Foil handle a 220 pound rider ??? Thanks Michael Pompano Beach Floriduh...
Michael
bocamikey
Offline Send Email 		Mar 14, 2007
11:25 am

Well, I weigh ~200 lbs. and have ridden a Y-66 for almost ten years now, ~35,000 miles, having enjoyed every minute of it. The bike's as sturdy today as it...
James Peeples
james.peeples
Offline Send Email 		Mar 14, 2007
12:34 pm

i was 190# and i managed to crack the frame where the seat beam meets the down tube. was a little dark and i hit a fairly deep rut that a semi quite possibly...
wakko warner
faboo3
Offline Send Email 		Mar 14, 2007
6:25 pm

i'm not 200lbs, so i would take the advice of the riders who have responded and are at or over that weight over mine. that being said, i have a size 47 y, and...
Danielle Wordell
dfatgirl22
Offline Send Email 		Mar 14, 2007
6:52 pm

The frame should have no problem with you, make sure your wheels are up to the task. ... From: Michael <bocamikey@...> To: yfoil@yahoogroups.com Sent:...
Hatter Chris
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Offline Send Email 		Mar 14, 2007
2:28 pm

Yeah, exactly what he said! -Charley ... From: Hatter Chris The frame should have no problem with you, make sure your wheels are up to the task. ... From:...
Charley Mullin
charleym3usa
Offline Send Email 		Mar 14, 2007
2:30 pm

My Gold Y-77 has seen me ride from 260 to 210 over the course of 5 - 6 years, surviving a couple of crashes, and still going strong. 220 should be no problem....
Mark Pryor
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Offline Send Email 		Mar 14, 2007
3:25 pm
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