Update on my winter bike

Preston Crawford said:

I'm very happy, though. Especially knowing that out of the
box it has stronger wheels than I'm used to having on bikes in the past,
so I not only may have my mud problem under control, but I found a great
shop with a helpful owner and a great bunch of guys *AND* I have 36 spoke
wheels with good hubs, so I shouldn't have to do the inevitable $200 wheel
purchase that I've had to do with my last 2 road bikes.

It may be worth having the spoke tension checked if these are machine built
wheels. Proper tension and stress relieving are the keys to a durable wheel.

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Also, in terms of sizing, a couple questioned the size 55 the owner put me
on. I got ahold of my old fitting and according to the sheet my inseam is
80.5cm. So going by the standard I've seen out there (inseam * .67) I get
a size 54cm. So it looks like indeed I'm much closer to a 55 than a 58.

80.5cm is 31.7 inches. That's a very short inseam for a 6'1" person, which
means your torso much be extra long. As far as relating "frame size" to
inseam, there are a couple of problems. For one thing, maufacturers have at
least three ways of specifying seat tube length. And for another, seat tube
length isn't the most important criteria for bike fit.

The main thing is that you feel comfortable on the bike, and it sounds like
you are. Good luck with the new bike.

Art Harris

Arthur Harris said:

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wheels with good hubs, so I shouldn't have to do the inevitable $200 wheel
purchase that I've had to do with my last 2 road bikes.

It may be worth having the spoke tension checked if these are machine built
wheels. Proper tension and stress relieving are the keys to a durable wheel.

Oh, totally. They said to bring it in after a few rides to have the
tension checked. And they do the standard 500 miles or a month tune-up, so
I'll be sure to get that checked.

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Quoted message said:

Also, in terms of sizing, a couple questioned the size 55 the owner put me
on. I got ahold of my old fitting and according to the sheet my inseam is
80.5cm. So going by the standard I've seen out there (inseam * .67) I get
a size 54cm. So it looks like indeed I'm much closer to a 55 than a 58.

80.5cm is 31.7 inches. That's a very short inseam for a 6'1" person, which
means your torso much be extra long. As far as relating "frame size" to

It's pretty long, definitely. Even though I'm much skinnier than I used
to be, I still have to buy 2xT or 3x shirts so they can actually be
tucked in. Plus I have nearly a size 8 melon. :-)

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inseam, there are a couple of problems. For one thing, maufacturers have at
least three ways of specifying seat tube length. And for another, seat tube
length isn't the most important criteria for bike fit.

Of course not.

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The main thing is that you feel comfortable on the bike, and it sounds like
you are. Good luck with the new bike.

Thanks.

Preston