A mate of mine is getting rid of his Cannondale T2000 tourer. It has a sloping top tube and is 23" centre to top. The next size down is a 21" (is this normal for tourers?). I normally ride a 56cm centre to top 22" approx. He only wants £500 and it is a year old and has done only about 40 miles. It looks to big but I have set it up and ridden it my crotch is almost touching the top tube but not quite. What should I do buy it or get something else. I need to make a decision soon.
They key is are you going to be comfortable & happy riding it. If you are - great. If you aren't, even if it cost 1p you haven't got a bargain, so to speak 🙂
Cheers, helen s
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"garykerr4" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...
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A mate of mine is getting rid of his Cannondale T2000 tourer. It has a sloping top tube and is 23" centre to top. The next size down is a 21" (is this normal for tourers?). I normally ride a 56cm centre to top 22"
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He only wants £500 and it is a year old and has done only about 40 miles. It looks to big but I have set it up and ridden it my crotch is almost touching the top tube but not quite. What should I do buy it or get something else. I need to make a decision soon.
Help, any comment will be gratefully received.
The thing to do is to work out how long the top tube would be if it was horizontal by measuring to the middle of the seat pin. For instance I have a Medium giant TCR on which the equivalent top tube measurement is 55.5 cm this is right for my needs. All the best.
"Stan Cox" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:oaroa.268> >
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The thing to do is to work out how long the top tube would be if it was horizontal by measuring to the middle of the seat pin. For instance I have
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Medium giant TCR on which the equivalent top tube measurement is 55.5 cm this is right for my needs. All the best.
Stan Cox
Replying to myself again 🙂 Just had a look on the Cannondale site at cannondale.comgeo 27.htmlOpen ↗ and it shows a horizontal seat tube length of 57.2cm. A tad longer than the 56 you normally ride. If you think it is too big then DONT buy it. I know from experience that a frame that is too big is really annoying. All the best.
