Big, and I mean BIG Roy Thame Tourer

[longbeech]

Picked this up at the weekend, needs a respray and some work on the seat tube clamp but other than that its pretty straight. I knew it was big but only when I put a tape on it did I realise how big - comes in at 28" c to top headtube is almost 11". Its biggest frame Ive ever come across so I thought I'd share it here.




Cheers

 

[The History Man]

Do you plan to ride this?

Absolutely gigrontous! :shock:

 

[biggs682]

thats big !!

 

[CyclingTheLakes]

The seat stays, wow.

At another forum we talked about tall bikes, bikes with long headtubes. It seems a lot of good buys can be had on bikes that simply are too big and tall for most of us if stand-over height is important and that is why they are up for sale. I rode a bike that was slightly too big for awhile, even did some charity rides on it and though I still have the bike, one of my first road bikes, it is hard to go back to it unless it is urgent.

From the '70s/'80s, basketball star Bill Walton on his bicycle.

 

[ferrus]

Re:

wow!
a similar effect is available for the more vertically-curtailed: viewtopic.php?f=12&t=337452

 

[Old Ned]

That is BIG! I've seen smaller frames with twin top tubes (one above the other) for extra rigidity.

 

[mattr]

Got a guy in our club with a big frame running an "extra" downtube, as per a mixte frame, middle of the headtube, middle of the seat tube, then (IIRC) an extra pair of stays.

He is about 120 kilos and 2m+ tall. And well built with it.

Think he managed to get a (massive) carbon cannondale to replace it with.

 

[longbeech]

Re:

Do you plan to ride this?

Absolutely gigrontous!

Not without major surgery, I would have an inch clearance on standover - without the wheels!

 

[velomaniac]

Being near 2M tall I'd love a bike that big but they're rarer than a very rare thing.
Nice

 

[The History Man]

You should ask Mr Beech what his plans are.............