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Elisa Francesca Roselli
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Thanks, I'll have a measure along the seat tube when I get home tonight. There
is no measurable top-tube as this is one of those low step-through jobs. I
cannot lower the seat much because I'm already having discomfort on the pedals;
what I have had to do is to move it quite far back, so that my legs have more
length to extend forwards, but this makes the distance across the top a little
too gaping. Raising the handlebars, in turn, makes an already very squirrelly
bike even more unstable.

It sounds like you're trying to get an unconventional riding position
from a fairly conventional bicycle. The results will be only moderately
satisfactory at best - I suspect they'll be worse than that.

If I could have made a recommendation before you got this bike, I would
have suggested the Giant "Revive".

It's a one-size frame for riders from 152cm to 192 cm, so it is clearly
very adjustable. It's a semi-recumbent, designed so you -can- put your
feet comfortably on the ground while seated.


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