Ted, glad to see you got an Appaloosa ordered. Do let us know how it all
works out with the fit and the ride once you have it all built up!
On Thursday, June 8, 2023 at 9:46:29 AM UTC-4 ted.l...@gmail.com wrote:
> Thanks for the info, Garth! So, apologies about the confusion in my last
>
Thanks for the info, Garth! So, apologies about the confusion in my last
email. I am on a bike tour this week and trying to do everything on my
phone leads to funny wording sometimes, not to mention the difficulty
constructing coherent thoughts with the brain fog from all day riding. I
did not
Ted, Origin8 makes a "Pro Fit" zero setback 26.8 silver seatpost. (365
Cycles sells them) I don't know about the quality of the hardware. I'm
mainly referring to the bolts and the length of the clamp itself as to how
long it holds the rails. Kalloy for example, sucks ! Nitto and Thomson
make
You’ve already concluded the 57 was the right size. I think so, too, based
on the fact you wanted to set this up as an Upright dropbar bike. Higher
the bars, closer the bars come towards you. 54 would’ve felt too cramped.
Best wishes on the build!
On Wednesday, June 7, 2023 at 9:05:29 PM UTC-6
Thanks to the help from my LBS I was directed to bike insights and pulled
up another frame I own and compared it to the Appa. I came to the
conclusion that I should go with the 57cm based on the overlaid wire frames
of the bikes and purchased one of these in purple.
To Hoch’s question, I want to
Hoch's question about intended bars gets to the crux of choosing a frame
size, I think - you want a larger roomier frame for swept back bars and
less reach for drop bars though by changing stem length you can likely get
both bars to work on either.
I have the same PBH as you and am comfortable
Ted, are you setting up the Appaloosa with dropbars or flat bars?
On Wednesday, June 7, 2023 at 6:09:50 PM UTC-6 ted.l...@gmail.com wrote:
> Long rambling post ahead, but bear with me...
>
> Folks, I'm stressing about this way more than is probably necessary but
> I've been pining for an
