Olive green ano Pace RC200 F5 | parts needed / to swap

[bishopdante]

Re:

what size is yours an 18?

Tape measure on the seat post tube is suggesting it's the 16.5" .

Certainly dropping the seat post takes it into hooligan mode.

 

[boswell]

Re:

yeah that's small for 6ft my 18 feels about right for 5'11 maybe I could get away with slightly shorter stem

 

[Adam_S]

That's a very nice bike. You've got the front brake on backwards though.

 

[jez-4-bikes-max]

Nice! Not seen many in green (apart from Jo Burts old Pace)

 

[Stick Legs]

I know they aren't on your list but I have a pair of NOS green SRP crank bolts.
£10 posted?

 

[bishopdante]

Nice! Not seen many in green (apart from Jo Burts old Pace)

Man... it really is such a nice piece... but after riding it a fair bit, and over some distance... there is no escaping the fact that it's too small for me at 6ft tall. Too short in the top tube, too short in the leg... just a bit too small.

I can get away with it, it's sort of BMX-ish and it's nimble as can be... but then getting back onto a perfect-fit 20" frame and doing distance... it is a reminder that it's just a bit cramped for somebody my size.

What to do... do I sell it as-is?

Do I pull the parts off and hook somebody up with the frame+forks+headset+seatpost? (NB the frame has the rare-as-hen's-teeth rear disk mount).

Does somebody have a 19" or 20" RC200 that's too big for them which they want to swap?

Or perhaps some other tasty hardtail frame in a larger size?

Hmm... advices sought.

I bet that somewhere out there is a jockey-sized rider who would kill for this frame.

 

[Jimmy oldskool]

Does anyone know where this ended up?