EltonFrog
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I don’t think the brown will match the brown of the hood, keep it blackI was thinking of the hoods colour that's all.
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Boon 51
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EltonFrog
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A second opinion always helps I will keep the black.
What is the saddle that’s on it?
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Boon 51
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roadrash
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it would be cheaper to replace the hoods to match the saddle than the other way around
EltonFrog
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Boon 51
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Never thought of doing it that way round. lol I will keep it as it is for a while and see where we go.
raleighnut
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Whatever is comfortable for you is 'right', does the bike feel better to ride?
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Boon 51
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The bike is lovely to ride but not been more then a mile on it, if I have any doubts its going to the the stand over height which is 800mm and that might be its down fall.
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Boon 51
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Too big.
The other bikes I've got apart from the Raleigh I went and measured this morning and had a bit of a shock.
1/ Evans Arkose 52cm
2/ Giant TCR pro 1 50cm
3/ Cannondale Quick 1 48cm.
4/ Raleigh 54cm
The stand over height's are all about the 760mm but could be less with no problem's ( Raleigh 800mm ). so a 750mm would give me a 2 inch lower crossbar if my adding up is right?
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youngoldbloke
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IF the saddle height in your photos is correct for you, the stand-over should be fine. The bike looks good set up as is. *IDEA* - stand over the bike and see!
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Boon 51
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Just taken the bike out for about 30 mins and did a couple of 10% hills on the 52 and 42 front rings and all seems perfect and I did stop a few times just to see how the cross bar was and that seems just about ok the bike has an 800mm cross bar but that's my limit.
So a good result on the bike really.
12boy
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I like brown...honey saddle, gum hoods, cork bar plugs and tan handlebar tape. Wouldn't mind tan sidewalls either. Probably isn't, but seems more old fashioned to me, like sepia photos. Looks good the way it is, too.
