Re:Folding bicycle small enough to fit in hand luggage
by iso1631 on Wednesday March 23, 2022 @08:41AM
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Why would you think that?
Looking at comments, they come from western Spain, there's plenty of Bike shops in say Cáceres.
If I was spending €1000+ on a bike I was going to use for the next decade, I'd want to try it out first
Re:Folding bicycle small enough to fit in hand luggage
by necovek on Wednesday March 23, 2022 @08:53AM
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Sorry, I was only going with their name: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_ibn_Musa_al-Khwariz...
I was hoping 9th century mention would give it away though.
Being similarly tall with longish legs (especially my thigh bone, important for eg. legroom in cars, airplanes...), I'd be extremely weary of jumping on a bike that's not suitably sized, no matter what claims people make how a smaller bike can fit you.
But what matters just the same is your arm length, body length and such: basically, how far down and in the front you can reach when properly seated above the pedals? I've only got "average" arms (my wingspan matches my height), so smaller frames mean hard to reach handlebars.
When you can't easily try a bike out, if it's not rated for at least 2-3" (5-8cm) taller riders than you are, I wouldn't get it because your balance and posture will suffer.