might help if i had included the pics.....
built this up at the begining of the week for a mate (thanks Simon!!!)
16"
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mate is now umming and arrring as to whether or not he should have stumped for an 18". he's 5'8" but used to riding silly long travel fully. think he needs a longer stem than the 25mm one he currently has.
although the top tube on my Sanderson (also 16") is 2cm longer than on the 456.
EDIT: Oops, sorry, mines a 456.
Nearly 5'11 on a 16". With about 130mm of a 400mm post still in the frame.
[b]fatmuthahubbard[/b] and [b]takisawa2[/b] - those green meanies are looking really rather nice. 🙂
Now feeling a bit guilty about putting gears on mine as yours look so clean and neat, but necessity is the mother of... and all that.
No definite answer then.....
Thanks for all of the replies. Picked up a second hand 16" scandal and had my first ride last night. Top tube is slightly shorter than my Specialized Epic donor bike, so felt marginally more upright, but not much in it. Think I might add 10mm to the stem to space it out a tad more, and it should be fine. Got a 420mm seatpost just in case, although, I could probably get away with a 350mm post and still have enough in the frame.
Should really cut the steerer tube too, but I'm holding off for a few months until I have decided that I'm definitely not going back to the Epic.
Now to save up for a 16" inbred....




