... 'cos I'm starting to get worried.
A friend and I have ordered two Dawes Kara Kums. Well, one each. They're getting delivered to a local stockist near us, and we're going to pick them up.
We chose them because we're planning loaded touring to Amsterdam, and whilst I'd originally had my eye on a Surly LHT and had even put a deposit down on a Kona Sutra, the bank manager (I sometimes call her 'the wife'😉 put the brakes on that one.
So Dawes are supposed to be good, we looked on the Internet, read all the reviews etc., and then went with the Kara Kum. I don't particularly like the bars, but will fit new ones, and a Brookes Saddle is on order, too. I really wanted a steel bike .. something like a Rivendell (or are they alu?), or yeah why not a LHT? But I can't afford it for the moment, and so a Dawes it is.
Just one thing worries me, though. I'm 6'4", and the frame size we've ordered is 21".
Is that too small? My inside leg is 33", if I recall correctly, but I'm sure that we can raise the saddle a bit, so that shouldn't be a problem.
Should it?
Your advice would be welcome.