In a message dated 3/20/06 4:53:11 PM, rodk3d@comcast.net writes:
>I keep hearing arguments about going to a larger frame or a properly
>designed frame to get ones handlebars higher. My frames are 64c-c and there
>is no way I could ride a larger one comfortably.
This is finally an interesting topic. I size my bikes at 61cm normally but recently got a Tommaso that's 64cm. Works just fine. By comfortable do you mean that the jewels are safe if you have to do a straddle get-off? Haven't ever done one of those in 50 years. I think we can ride bikes bigger than the normal standover 1" clearance. And when I ride the Tommaso I do. No ill effects. And when I do a forced getoff I'm usually diving to one side. Phil Brown Sun just came out-for a moment-in San Rafael, Calif.