Need info

Andrew Short said:

Late next month, I'm gonna ride my first century up in Wichita Falls (The Hotter 'n Hell 100) and
I'm tired of riding a Cannondale hybrid as a road bike . . . so I'm gonna spend some "serious
money" (for me) on a used bike and need to find a source for info on how large a frame I need for
my 5'9" / 145#. I inherited the Cannondale from my son, so I donno if it's the right size or not.

Can somebody direct me to a site with that sort of info?

Thanks.

Andrew Short Dallas, TX

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In article <e9HTa.132733$H17.45057@sccrnsc02>, [email hidden] says...

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Late next month, I'm gonna ride my first century up in Wichita Falls (The Hotter 'n Hell 100) and
I'm tired of riding a Cannondale hybrid as a road bike . . . so I'm gonna spend some "serious
money" (for me) on a used bike and need to find a source for info on how large a frame I need for
my 5'9" / 145#. I inherited the Cannondale from my son, so I donno if it's the right size or not.

You're probably somewhere in the 52 to 56 cm range for size, but that will vary with the
manufacturer, and with your body proportions (long legs/short torso, or short legs/long torso/long
arms, etc).

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it's morning".

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Andrew Short said:

BTW, as long as I've got you reading this, do you have any advice on my buying a 10-15-year-old
Trek 1500 for $250 . . . assuming that all it needs is new tires and a tune-up? Cosmetically it
seems fine; but I'd have a bike shop look it over. Anyway, assuming that nothing else is wrong
with it and that it's my size, do you think it would be a good buy?

Did you catch my earlier reply where I thought that price was excessively steep for that bike?

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Thanks.

Andrew Short Dallas, TX

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Rick Onanian

In article e9HTa.132733$H17.45057@sccrnsc02 said:

Late next month, I'm gonna ride my first century up in Wichita Falls (The Hotter 'n Hell 100) and
I'm tired of riding a Cannondale hybrid as a road bike . . . so I'm gonna spend some "serious
money" (for me) on a used bike and need to find a source for info on how large a frame I need for
my 5'9" / 145#. I inherited the Cannondale from my son, so I donno if it's the right size or not.

Can somebody direct me to a site with that sort of info?

If you want the bike to fit, you should get in-person assistance fitting it. You can visit a million
web sites and get the bike with an appropriate seat tube length (aka, "size"😉 and still have it not
fit at all. Your height and weight do not dictate what size bike to get.

Quoted message said:

BTW, as long as I've got you reading this, do you have any advice on my buying a 10-15-year-old
Trek 1500 for $250 . . . assuming that all it needs is new tires and a tune-up? Cosmetically it
seems fine; but I'd have a bike shop look it over. Anyway, assuming that nothing else is wrong with
it and that it's my size, do you think it would be a good buy?

Sounds OK, not an incredible deal but it depends on the details of componentry and condition. I
suggest taking that bike to the shop _before_ you buy it, so you can discuss fit and necessary
repairs before you commit.

--Paul

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Quoted message said:

BTW, as long as I've got you reading this, do you have any advice on my buying a 10-15-year-old
Trek 1500 for $250 . . . assuming that all it

needs

Quoted message said:

is new tires and a tune-up? Cosmetically it seems fine; but I'd have a

bike

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shop look it over. Anyway, assuming that nothing else is wrong with it

and

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that it's my size, do you think it would be a good buy?

Well, price out what you are going to need. If it hasn't been ridden for the last few of those
years, you may need 2 tires, maybe $40 (all prices here highly approximate) 2 tubes, maybe $10 tune
up, maybe true the wheels overhaul hubs (if it hasn't been ridden a while, it will need new grease)
and bottom bracket, maybe new cables and housing. This can easily be $100+ for parts and labor,
depending.