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passiflora
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size 16 is very small though..I take it at 5ft9 Iv'e got no chance?, Anthony
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passiflora":hufx56hk said:
I'm the same size as you (short legs though) and would happily ride a 16" Kona
suburbanreuben
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No no no...
You're both far too big for this.
Why, it would only just fit my daughter and she's only 4'8".
Perfect timing, cos she's now outgrown her Hotrock, and I asked her yesterday what sort of bike she wanted next.
Her answer- "A blue one"!
You're both far too big for this.
Why, it would only just fit my daughter and she's only 4'8".Perfect timing, cos she's now outgrown her Hotrock, and I asked her yesterday what sort of bike she wanted next.
Her answer- "A blue one"!
passiflora
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Harry I want to throw in the fact I have short arms!. Into the equation.. 
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Sun...girls don't like blue so you shouldn't bid on it
.Sun...girls don't like blue so you shouldn't
bid on itI'm 5-7 and I find my size 16 very comfortable in this form, although I might not be so keen on the eBay set up with an Indy fork, no stem stackers, a long flat stem and a flat bar. That kind of retro position is too low for me and if a bike is low at the front, it can begin to feel too short IMPE.
The only thing I don't like about the basic frame design is the short (9cm) head tube, but 2cm of extra spacers don't really make any difference to the way a bike rides. In theory I am inside the height range for a size 18, and above the height range for a size 16, but personally I find the 16 much better. One thing is that a shorter wheelbase makes the steering livelier. But that's just me, others may well differ, and 5-9 may be too much, I don't know. 5-9 is right in the middle of the size 18 height range according to Kona.
The only thing I don't like about the basic frame design is the short (9cm) head tube, but 2cm of extra spacers don't really make any difference to the way a bike rides. In theory I am inside the height range for a size 18, and above the height range for a size 16, but personally I find the 16 much better. One thing is that a shorter wheelbase makes the steering livelier. But that's just me, others may well differ, and 5-9 may be too much, I don't know. 5-9 is right in the middle of the size 18 height range according to Kona.
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passiflora
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Thanks for your reply Anthony, this is a nice Kona but not the one 4 me...
I'm out ^^
I'm out ^^
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