Late next month, I'm gonna ride my first century up in Wichita Falls (The Hotter 'n Hell 100) and I'm tired of riding a Cannondale hybrid as a road bike . . . so I'm gonna spend some "serious money" (for me) on a used bike and need to find a source for info on how large a frame I need for my 5'9" / 145#. I inherited the Cannondale from my son, so I donno if it's the right size or not.
Can somebody direct me to a site with that sort of info?
BTW, as long as I've got you reading this, do you have any advice on my buying a 10-15-year-old Trek 1500 for $250 . . . assuming that all it needs is new tires and a tune-up? Cosmetically it seems fine; but I'd have a bike shop look it over. Anyway, assuming that nothing else is wrong with it and that it's my size, do you think it would be a good buy?
Late next month, I'm gonna ride my first century up in Wichita Falls (The Hotter 'n Hell 100) and I'm tired of riding a Cannondale hybrid as a road bike . . . so I'm gonna spend some "serious money" (for me) on a used bike and need to find a source for info on how large a frame I need for my 5'9" / 145#. I inherited the Cannondale from my son, so I donno if it's the right size or not.
Can somebody direct me to a site with that sort of info?
In article <e9HTa.132733$H17.45057@sccrnsc02>, [email hidden] says...
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Late next month, I'm gonna ride my first century up in Wichita Falls (The Hotter 'n Hell 100) and I'm tired of riding a Cannondale hybrid as a road bike . . . so I'm gonna spend some "serious money" (for me) on a used bike and need to find a source for info on how large a frame I need for my 5'9" / 145#. I inherited the Cannondale from my son, so I donno if it's the right size or not.
You're probably somewhere in the 52 to 56 cm range for size, but that will vary with the manufacturer, and with your body proportions (long legs/short torso, or short legs/long torso/long arms, etc).
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BTW, as long as I've got you reading this, do you have any advice on my buying a 10-15-year-old Trek 1500 for $250 . . . assuming that all it needs is new tires and a tune-up? Cosmetically it seems fine; but I'd have a bike shop look it over. Anyway, assuming that nothing else is wrong with it and that it's my size, do you think it would be a good buy?
Did you catch my earlier reply where I thought that price was excessively steep for that bike?
Late next month, I'm gonna ride my first century up in Wichita Falls (The Hotter 'n Hell 100) and I'm tired of riding a Cannondale hybrid as a road bike . . . so I'm gonna spend some "serious money" (for me) on a used bike and need to find a source for info on how large a frame I need for my 5'9" / 145#. I inherited the Cannondale from my son, so I donno if it's the right size or not.
Can somebody direct me to a site with that sort of info?
If you want the bike to fit, you should get in-person assistance fitting it. You can visit a million web sites and get the bike with an appropriate seat tube length (aka, "size"😉 and still have it not fit at all. Your height and weight do not dictate what size bike to get.
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BTW, as long as I've got you reading this, do you have any advice on my buying a 10-15-year-old Trek 1500 for $250 . . . assuming that all it needs is new tires and a tune-up? Cosmetically it seems fine; but I'd have a bike shop look it over. Anyway, assuming that nothing else is wrong with it and that it's my size, do you think it would be a good buy?
Sounds OK, not an incredible deal but it depends on the details of componentry and condition. I suggest taking that bike to the shop _before_ you buy it, so you can discuss fit and necessary repairs before you commit.
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BTW, as long as I've got you reading this, do you have any advice on my buying a 10-15-year-old Trek 1500 for $250 . . . assuming that all it
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is new tires and a tune-up? Cosmetically it seems fine; but I'd have a
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shop look it over. Anyway, assuming that nothing else is wrong with it
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that it's my size, do you think it would be a good buy?
Well, price out what you are going to need. If it hasn't been ridden for the last few of those years, you may need 2 tires, maybe $40 (all prices here highly approximate) 2 tubes, maybe $10 tune up, maybe true the wheels overhaul hubs (if it hasn't been ridden a while, it will need new grease) and bottom bracket, maybe new cables and housing. This can easily be $100+ for parts and labor, depending.
