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[Closed] Will I regret buying a 16.5" charge duster?

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I've been hankering after one of the old white ones for a while now, but all the ones on eBay are 16.5". I'm guessing that's small as I can't find any size charts from pre 2012

I'm a smidgen under 6ft and am usually medium/large. Will it be 'flickable' or just a bad fit?


 
Posted : 23/01/2015 8:13 pm
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Dusters are pretty short...

Atleast my small and medium skinny are. No idea what vintage the small one is.


 
Posted : 23/01/2015 8:56 pm
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Reckon it will be too small. My 2009 med duster is about right for me and I'm 5'11". You could put a 130mm stem on it..


 
Posted : 23/01/2015 9:02 pm
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I'd go with bad fit. I'm 5'11" on a tall day and I found a similar size chameleon was too small to really enjoy. I do like a flickable bike!


 
Posted : 23/01/2015 9:47 pm
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I'd say bad idea, unless you have T-Rex arms... They are on the short side, I have a Skinny and the TT is over an inch shorter than my small Cotic


 
Posted : 23/01/2015 9:53 pm
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Shame if it's too small - my mate has got a Duster 8 and it's genuinely the only time I've ever been envious of someone else's bike.


 
Posted : 23/01/2015 10:01 pm
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I know your right, but there's a a couple of good ones on eBay right now 🙁 I've had a few glasses of wine and they look so pretty

Must not make drunken Friday night eBay purchase!


 
Posted : 23/01/2015 10:35 pm
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To add my opinion, I had a medium Duster for a while. I'm 6' and it was too short in the reach.


 
Posted : 24/01/2015 7:49 am
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I had a small and I'm 173cm. No way would I want to go smaller on the frame.
Excuse the vintage photo- saddle angle was adjusted.


 
Posted : 24/01/2015 9:53 am

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