We must decouple our society from the grip of oil and gas. Get fit, go as far as your legs can take you and save a bike from landfill by spending £50* on a b...
I spent over a year looking for a cheap used bike that would fit my 6’4" frame, and finally spent $700 on the cheapest new road bike I could possibly get. I wanted a $50 bike.
Old bikes were definitely not built for tall folks. I tried the 90s mountain bike and I wanted to love it, but the frame was just too small so I went back to my XL 29er and im happy as a clam. Im jealous of the average sized people that can make those bikes work for them though.
I spent over a year looking for a cheap used bike that would fit my 6’4" frame, and finally spent $700 on the cheapest new road bike I could possibly get. I wanted a $50 bike.
The problem is you are in the <1% of cyclists. Every time I sell my bikes they sell in hours because I ride XL-2XL frames.
I am disabled. Cheapest bike that fits my disability is 1700. I found one on Craigslist for half that.
Old bikes were definitely not built for tall folks. I tried the 90s mountain bike and I wanted to love it, but the frame was just too small so I went back to my XL 29er and im happy as a clam. Im jealous of the average sized people that can make those bikes work for them though.