I just got home, and had an email from the good people at Surley that suggested the 18" w/ Midge bars, 20" with regular bars. I'll definitely be using Midge/other drops, so will report back to the group!
THANKS On Tue, Oct 20, 2009 at 5:25 PM, ToddBS <tobars...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Have you taken a look at this bike? > > http://vassagocycles.com/fisty.html > > It seems to fit what you are looking for. I'm not trying to talk you > out of the KM though. I do love the KM quite a bit. If you do plan > on running Midge bars, I wouldn't go over the 20" frame. Maybe even > look at the 18". Dirt drops can get you feeling really stretched-out > if you don't watch it. > > On Oct 20, 12:29 am, cyclotourist <cyclotour...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hey Bicycle experts, just for kicks, if I ride a 62cm framed Rivendell > > designed bike, what would be the proper sized Karate Monkey for me, an 18 > or > > a 20"? > > > > The KMs seem to be the only production 29er frames out there with canti > > bosses. Gunnar Rockhounds don't have them anymore, and neither does the > > Salsa El Mariachi. Am I missing any other options (low cost, steel, > 29ers > > that take cantis)? KMs seem to have less drop on their top tube which I > > find better looking than the quick-drop angles on others. > > > > -- > > Cheers, > > David > > Redlands, CA > > > > "Bicycling is a big part of the future. It has to be. There is something > > wrong with a society that drives a car to workout in a gym." ~Bill Nye, > > scientist guy > > > -- Cheers, David Redlands, CA "Bicycling is a big part of the future. It has to be. There is something wrong with a society that drives a car to workout in a gym." ~Bill Nye, scientist guy --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
