PaulM
Guru
- Location
- Portsmouth, UK
As you probably know this bike has been through a lot of mods. It came in 20/26 format with caliper brakes and 28mm tyres. I found the ride too harsh so with a new fork I converted it to 20/20 with 50mm Big Apple tyres on new wider rims (and BB7 disc brakes). I also changed from tiller to Bachetta bars. This week I fitted chain tubes in front of the idler (can now ride in jeans and keep them clean), refitted the titanium rack, added a flinger mudguard and a bottle cage to the old rear brake bridge. Oh yes, and I raised the seat and cut down the riser so that I can get a good view of the road ahead. The Metabikes is by far and away the best hill climbing bent I've owned, it's very controllable. And I get on well with its seat. The seat height is about 21" (so easy to get both feet flat on the floor) and the BB is about 26.5". It suits me well.