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Cav is 5'9, so around average height. Don't assume that Cav's 49cm frame will bear any similarity to a similarly sized touring frame.
Paul Hewitt any good?
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Cav is 5'9, so around average height. Don't assume that Cav's 49cm frame will bear any similarity to a similarly sized touring frame.
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I was half joking re the Cav comment but wouldn't touring geometry mean generally a longer top tube than that of Cav's race machine?
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No, I would have suggested the exact opposite.
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Surely a bike geared towards touring would be a little longer in both top tube and chainstay length simply to give more stability and more heel clearance when loaded.
Cav's 49cm Venge had a top tube c/c of 518mm, the smallest frame Hewitt Chiltern has a top tube c/c of 535mm.
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Stem length is irrelevant here, I was talking frame geometry specifically top tube length.
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Of course it is but I'm simply talking about frame size. My original comment was regarding Cav riding a 49cm frame so being an inch smaller than Cav I may be ok riding a 50cm Hewitt which I've just purchased on a whim.
You then said I shouldn't assume Cav's 49cm frame would bear any similarity to a similarly sized touring frame.
My comment re. Cav was half made in jest I'm simply hoping that this Hewitt fits, I am aware that they are two completely different frame geometries meant for different disciplines but you are wrong to say touring frames in general do not have longer top tubes than race bikes, for stability they do.
I am not wanting to enter into an argument here, I read with interest many of your posts, you really know what you are talking about but on this occasion you are wrong.
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I have a mate called Paul Hewitt so about 2 years ago i picked up a 2nd retro Paul Hewitt bike and he was the obvious buyer for said bike , he loves it a lot
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comparing Cav's race bike with a Hewitt tourer is just a stupid thing to do - stop it now!
the bike is small, end of.
the buyer got a great deal whether it fits or not, and he is lucky that the seller is actually willing to let it go for that price, after all, ebay would send him a one line email saying "naughty boy" if he refused to sell it, and I doubt the buyer would chase it through the courts!
sell it on for a 400% profit if it doesn't fit - just use buy-it-now instead of auction
the bike is small, end of.
the buyer got a great deal whether it fits or not, and he is lucky that the seller is actually willing to let it go for that price, after all, ebay would send him a one line email saying "naughty boy" if he refused to sell it, and I doubt the buyer would chase it through the courts!
sell it on for a 400% profit if it doesn't fit - just use buy-it-now instead of auction
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Can't wait to give it a try.
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Interesting as I have a very similar bike to sell - a Byercycles which I believe is the same frame.
Must get round to it.
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Why not try and sell it on here first (no fees)?
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yes - it will be on here - or ctc - it's essentially the same bike as yours I think. But flat bar. Will be looking for £500. Which is what I paid for it (and was described by a very knowledgeable bike friend as a bargain at that so you have got a mega bargain). I never really rode it - knew sod all about bike sizing at the time and it is too small for me 
