I'm new to touring, but I like it a lot. Up til now I've done mostly trails and mountain biking, but I went to Japan for a year and rode a bike to work everyday, and now that I'm back in the US I'm going to start commuting by bike.
Problem is I don't have a bike anymore. I've been borrwing my step mothers old Schwinn World Sport and I really like it. I went to a local bike store and they told me expect to spend about $850. I'm looking for a beginner to intermediate bike(so I can grow into it as I get better). I'm 5'9'' and 180 pounds. I found this bike listed on craigslist and wanted to know if it would fit me, or if it's any good at all.
It's a Schwinn LeTour.
top tube 23 inches
standover 34 inches
center of crank to seat 25 inches
shimano rear derailer
suntour xcd front derailer
araya 27x1 1/4 wheels
shimano 105 shifters
I've looked around for some advice on how to fit bikes but all I could really find is that for someone my size a good size would be about 54 cm
I appreciate the help
Problem is I don't have a bike anymore. I've been borrwing my step mothers old Schwinn World Sport and I really like it. I went to a local bike store and they told me expect to spend about $850. I'm looking for a beginner to intermediate bike(so I can grow into it as I get better). I'm 5'9'' and 180 pounds. I found this bike listed on craigslist and wanted to know if it would fit me, or if it's any good at all.
It's a Schwinn LeTour.
top tube 23 inches
standover 34 inches
center of crank to seat 25 inches
shimano rear derailer
suntour xcd front derailer
araya 27x1 1/4 wheels
shimano 105 shifters
I've looked around for some advice on how to fit bikes but all I could really find is that for someone my size a good size would be about 54 cm
I appreciate the help