questions about a raleigh super record. - Page 2

well when you say one inch of clearance do you mean when you stand over the seat or the top tube? because when i stand over the top tube i have plenty of room

i will def check out the continental tires.

and you know what i meant about the tail bone ! haha i dont know what hurts down there when i sit on a small and hard seat but it hurts ! LOL

thanks for the info

It's for the top tube.

I think Continentals are a bit fancy. Store brand tires or Bells are plenty good enough. I prefer the ones with flat protection but don't find it to be absolutely necessary.

A bolted rear axle probabaly won't snap. It will just get wobbly at some point. When you can move the rim side to side, get a new axle. Don't put it off too long or you'll ruin the bearing cups in the wheel.

Maybe a sprung seatpost would help extend the life of the rear axle.

be very very careful, perhaps "leery"
the steel rims will not brake well at all especially in the rain and the fork and/or steer-tube is bent. This is avery in-expensive entry level bike adnis iffy for someone your size evenw/o the issues mentioned above

this bike may not be a good idea even if it fit- the combiantion of the brake lever extenders and steel rim make braking "iffy" at best and nil in rain- it also has a bent fork and\or steer tube- never a good thing!

QUOTE=swampy1970;3915620]If you have a 32" inch inside leg then that frame shouldn't be too far off... unless it's a 25" frame designed for Lurch.

Saddles - no laughing matter. Specialized do a range of saddles in different widths under their Body Geometry range. I've got one of their saddles and it's the f$%king business. It's so comfy I forget that it's there. If you want one, find a local dealer, go sit on their "butt-o-meter" that tells them how far apart your 'sit bones' are and they'll tell you what width of saddle you might be better off with. My local dealer even told me that if it didn't work out they'd swap it for the next width for no cost - your 'mileage may vary' with that though.

... and you don't sit on your tail bone, so that'll never hurt. [/QUOTE]

Uhm, I'm not sure it's even physically possible, on a road bike, to sit on your tailbone, unless you're severely reclined or sitting on a seatpost with no saddle.

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