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  1. Here it is at last......

    62cm Raleigh Special Products Timet Titanium road bike frame:

    cgi.ebay.co.ukeBayISAPI.dll

    or tinyurl.com6stt

    Please bid loads :-)

    Note. All photos taken under natural changing light - hence the variation in picture colours. No
    artificial colour alteration. It really does look grey normally and beautifully bronzey when the
    sun shines.

    cheers ~PB

  2. Quoted message said:

    cgi.ebay.co.ukeBayISAPI.dll

    Thanks to the sharp eyed one called Tony, the main picture is now corrected (flipped back and then
    rotated properly. Doh!!). Have another visit if you were put off by its extra weirrrrrrd looks!

    --
    ~PB FA: 62cm Ti frame: tinyurl.com6stt

  3. "Pete Biggs" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    cgi.ebay.co.ukeBayISAPI.dll

    Thanks to the sharp eyed one called Tony, the main picture is now corrected (flipped back and then
    rotated properly. Doh!!). Have another visit if you were put off by its extra weirrrrrrd looks!

    --
    ~PB FA: 62cm Ti frame: tinyurl.com6stt

    aghhhh so tempting when you say you changed for the next size down how long are your legs, as i dont
    want to have the same thing happen to me.

    cheers Michael

  4. Michael Kent said:
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    aghhhh so tempting when you say you changed for the next size down how long are your legs, as i
    dont want to have the same thing happen to me.

    My inside leg is about 35" (straight leg, floor to crotch). There was some stand-over clearance for
    me (not a lot but enough). It was the top tube length (59cm) that put me off more. After injury, I
    found I wanted a slightly more upright position than this frame could provide with any
    sensible-length stem. (I'm 6' 1.5" to 6' 2"😉. The seat angle also plays a part in the equation -
    although I don't know what it measures (sorry).

    I'm wary about advising on who the frame would be suitable for because different people like
    different riding positions and have different ideas about correct fit. All I can do is explain how
    big it is then: caveat emptor.

    However, it's fair to say, that it's unusually tall for it's length (I think). This is particularly
    handy for lankiest of geezers/geezerettes who might otherwise have trouble getting the bars and
    saddle high enough without resorting to extreme measures. But (and of course I am concerned about
    putting off shorter people...) you don't really need much clearance in practice for road cycling.
    The modern trend for smaller and compact frames is largely due to fashion and marketing. Anyway, the
    ovalised top tube should reduce gonad squashage if you do ever land on it! :-)

    If frame /does/ turn out to be too big for the buyer, it's not thaaaat terrible to rebuild bike
    again and flog frame - like wot I is doing.

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    ~PB FA: 62cm Ti frame: tinyurl.com6stt

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