| Re: Didn't this NG used to be about mountain biking?
Smaller = more rigid. What do you think about a Klein Adept Race frame
for $500.00? I'm cheap, too. Tom
Gman wrote:
> I'm not posting to discuss how Ride-A-Lot rides only on
> sidewalks and how so many others go slow thru 'beginner'
> sections of trails.
>
> Nor am I posting to talk about how mountain bikes are
> inexorably destroying the environment and/or all mountain
> bikers are liars. LIARS! :-)
>
> I actually wanted to talk about a bike...my Surly 1x1. After
> much contemplation, I have decided it's too big. Yes, I
> know it's hard to believe, but at 6'5", I actually _do_ want
> a smaller frame on the SS. The XL just doesn't give me the
> ability to get around on the bike as much as I desire with a
> rigid SS.
>
> However, I don't think I'll buy a new Surly frame retail for
> ~$400, because, well...I'm cheap, and it's Winter. I got
> plenty of snowboarding time to reload SS's. I'm keeping my
> eye out for a bargain, and that includes even swapping back
> to an SS conversion (maybe an old steel Specialized again).
>
> So if anyone knows of any options (especially you AMB-ID
> crowd), drop me a line... Will likely be dealing the XL
> Surly 1x1 frame too...
>
> G out
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