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Permalink Reply by mark stetson on October 16, 2013 at 3:56pm

 

Cool bike.  Glad you posted it here.   I would be interested in a list of components, as I can't ID them from the pics.  

 

Here's the CL text:

 

Extensively Rebuilt Schwinn Traveler Road Bike. Ideal for commuting, leisure/trail riding, and day touring.

-25" Chromoly 4130 Steel Lugged Frame (Ideal for a taller rider between 5'11"-6'4")
-5 Speed Conversion
-700c Alloy Double Butted Araya 36 hole Wheelset

-Newly Powdercoated Frame & Fork
-New 700Cx23 Tires
-New Tubes
-New Forte In-line Levers
-New Cables & Housing
-New Brake Pads
-New Chain
-New Cork Handlebar Wrap
-Vintage San Marcos Suede Saddle

This bike has been fully overhauled, stripped down the frame, powdercoated, and rebuilt extensively with new & reconditioned components. Light weight, fully efficient, sleek, and ready to ride.

Asking $450 with free delivery.

Call/Text Tomas @ 773-782-5340 (please state the bicycle of inquiry)

Visit my bicycle blog here & here.

Email me for hi resolution photos. Craigslist recently removed their IMG embedding.

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Permalink Reply by Tom Dworzanski on October 16, 2013 at 4:06pm

This is not correct.

25" Chromoly 4130 Steel Lugged Frame (Ideal for a taller rider between 5'11"-6'4")

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Permalink Reply by Tom Dworzanski on October 17, 2013 at 6:34am

A 25" frame (63.5cm) requires a person at least 6'2" to ride with minimal comfort and at least 6'4" to fit properly. I would recommend your bracket be between 6'3" and 6'8".

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By the way I didn't nit-pick these sources. They are all from the first 10 Google results for "road bike size chart."


Tomas Delgado said:

What height bracket would be? I've built 25" road frames for men/women of that height. Ultimately it depends on their inseam but generally that height bracket works.

Tom Dworzanski said:

This is not correct.

25" Chromoly 4130 Steel Lugged Frame (Ideal for a taller rider between 5'11"-6'4")

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Permalink Reply by ilter on October 17, 2013 at 12:55pm

For what it's worth, I am 5'11", one of my bikes is a 25" Schwinn (Super!?) Le Tour, similar vintage. It has a 58 cm top tube, same as my 24" Trek. Sure the top bar is higher than ideal as far as stand over height, but I don't mind that. I commute on it & also did a day ride over 140 miles once, and it was just as comfortable as my smaller sized bikes.. Long story short, take it with a grain of salt when someone tells, only based on rider height, that a bike will or will not fit comfortably.

Tom Dworzanski said:

A 25" frame (63.5cm) requires a person at least 6'2" to ride with minimal comfort and at least 6'4" to fit properly. I would recommend your bracket be between 6'3" and 6'8".

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By the way I didn't nit-pick these sources. They are all from the first 10 Google results for "road bike size chart."


Tomas Delgado said:

What height bracket would be? I've built 25" road frames for men/women of that height. Ultimately it depends on their inseam but generally that height bracket works.

Tom Dworzanski said:

This is not correct.

25" Chromoly 4130 Steel Lugged Frame (Ideal for a taller rider between 5'11"-6'4")

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Permalink Reply by Bez on October 18, 2013 at 2:45am

This

I'm 6'1", but I have shortish legs (30" inseam), so I have trouble with larger frames even though the charts and such all say that I need one.

ilter said:

 Long story short, take it with a grain of salt when someone tells, only based on rider height, that a bike will or will not fit comfortably.

Tom Dworzanski said:

A 25" frame (63.5cm) requires a person at least 6'2" to ride with minimal comfort and at least 6'4" to fit properly. I would recommend your bracket be between 6'3" and 6'8".

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By the way I didn't nit-pick these sources. They are all from the first 10 Google results for "road bike size chart."


Tomas Delgado said:

What height bracket would be? I've built 25" road frames for men/women of that height. Ultimately it depends on their inseam but generally that height bracket works.

Tom Dworzanski said:

This is not correct.

25" Chromoly 4130 Steel Lugged Frame (Ideal for a taller rider between 5'11"-6'4")

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Permalink Reply by Doug Haynes on October 18, 2013 at 5:37am

There is SO much more to bike fit than just the length of the seat tube; rider leg and torso length, flexibility, BB height and so many other things make it a way more complicated process than just looking at how tall somebody is.

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Permalink Reply by ad on October 18, 2013 at 6:45am

Seconded, Dug.  Much more goes into a good fit.    

I'm 6ft with a 32 inch true inseam.  This basically leaves me with two production-frame options in relation to most road frames.  Ride a 56cm frame, which works fine for me stand-over height wise, and then use an 80mm or so stem to get the right reach to the bars, which often results in being told by all the self-proclaimed fit experts that my bike doesn't fit because I'm using such a short stem; or ride a 54cm frame with a normal 100mm length stem, but deal with comments from the same self-proclaimed interent fit experts telling me I'm riding a bike that doesn't fit because I'm using such a ridiculous amount of spacers to get the bars to the height I want and because they read on the internet that not more than a fistful of seat post should be showing if the bike fits.  

In other words, just because you read something generic on the internet regarding sizing doesn't mean it holds true for everyone (or even most) people.  
notoriousDUG said:

There is SO much more to bike fit than just the length of the seat tube; rider leg and torso length, flexibility, BB height and so many other things make it a way more complicated process than just looking at how tall somebody is.

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