I wouldn't be so sure that you'd be stretched out- the 19" will have higher handlebars, and with even slightly higher handlebars, your reach is extended significantly (the angle of incidence from your arms to your shoulders increases). Grant Petersen has a great explanation of this in one of the Rivendell readers, RR #41 I think (?) Also, the MB line of bikes typically had shorter reach, higher stems. I would try it out.
On Jan 23, 11:21 pm, tlawnsby <tlawn...@clearwire.net> wrote: > Thanks for all the info. I think I would be pretty stretched out on > the 19" -- I'll wait for a smaller size. > > On Jan 23, 5:25 pm, Richard <rsv...@netzero.net> wrote: > > > Several of the Bridgestone catalogs from the 1990's indicate the 49cm > > MB-4 had a 57.5 top tube. Standover heights range from 75.9 to 76.6. > > > On Jan 23, 4:45 pm, tlawnsby <tlawn...@clearwire.net> wrote: > > > > Hi, > > > > Just curious if anyone has a Bridgestone mountain bike and how much > > > shorter the size is vs your road bike. > > > > I had a new Bridgestone MB in the early 90's and loved it, but can't > > > remember the size. There's another one on craigslist that I have an > > > opportunity to purchase. > > > > My PBH is 82 -- I normally ride a 21" (53cm) regular road bike, and I > > > have a 56cm Rambouillet which is perfect. > > > > The MB-4 for sale is a 19" c-t -- I can try it out later this week > > > but it's kind of a long drive, hate to waste the time if there's no > > > chance of it fitting. > > > > Thanks, Tom. -- 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-bu...@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.
