A bike for sunny days

Tom Keats

In article <8njjf5-m3p.ln1@curare.zuvembi.homelinux.org>,
Dane Buson <dane@unseen.edu> writes:
> Tom Sherman <sunsetss0003@removethisyahoo.com> wrote:
>> Dane Buson wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> http://members.arstechnica.com/x/zuvembi/nishiki_1.jpg
>>>>> http://members.arstechnica.com/x/zuvembi/nishiki_2.jpg
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>> What's up with the handlebars being as high as the saddle?
>
>:-P
>
> After I read that I actually went and measured and I'll have you know
> it's a two inch drop from saddle to handlebar. Not a fashionable seven
> inches of drop I'll admit,

Hey, I never knew I was a trend-setter. 'n all I did was
to make a freebie bike that's really a little too short
for me, fit me (more or less.)

I was amused a couple of weeks ago when I parked my bike
beside one owned by an obviously casual sidewalk-rider
(and possible homeless bottle-collector,) and noted my
saddle was as high as his handlebar, and my handlebar
was as low as his saddle.

I desparately need one of those mini apehangers. One
that'll be accomodated by my current stem, which has that
hole right through it that serves as a front brake
cable stop. Speaking of stems, I also have a lovely,
full-on shortie, wide, clamshell-like stem that looks
sorta like a chrome fist, c/w at least half a dozen allen
screws around its copious circumference. With that I
could go with a more Xtreme ape-hanger.

Just thinking out loud.


cheers,
Tom

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