Rezz
Cruising
- Jun 7, 2016
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Hi all,
Until now I've ridden around Japan on a few mamacharis and a few years ago "upgraded" to a self assembly no-brand cross bike from amazon which set me back about 15-20000 yen. It was nowhere near big enough for my size (183cm), but I wasn't too bothered until recently. I've noticed as I get older that it likes to let me know that it's too small for my aching bones....
I've decided I want to get a bit of an upgrade, and had my eye on a Giant Escape R3 in Sports Depot as an entry level model cross bike. It's priced at around 55000 yen which is about as much as my budget will allow right now. However, the maximum size they have is a 500mm frame. It says it's suitable for "170-185cm riders" on the Giant website, but after checking out the specs and speaking to a guy in the shop, I think it would be too small.
http://www.giant.co.jp/giant16/bike_datail.php?p_id=00000060#geometry
So, I'm looking for some advice on either an alternative within the same sort of price range in Japan, or a recommendation for a website that I could import a bigger size model from. As you can probably tell, this is my first foray into the world of "proper" biking. I'll mainly be using the bike on the weekends to ride around the city, with the occasional adventure into the countryside and maybe a bit more if I come to enjoy it.
Any help would be greatly appreciated,
Rezz
Until now I've ridden around Japan on a few mamacharis and a few years ago "upgraded" to a self assembly no-brand cross bike from amazon which set me back about 15-20000 yen. It was nowhere near big enough for my size (183cm), but I wasn't too bothered until recently. I've noticed as I get older that it likes to let me know that it's too small for my aching bones....
I've decided I want to get a bit of an upgrade, and had my eye on a Giant Escape R3 in Sports Depot as an entry level model cross bike. It's priced at around 55000 yen which is about as much as my budget will allow right now. However, the maximum size they have is a 500mm frame. It says it's suitable for "170-185cm riders" on the Giant website, but after checking out the specs and speaking to a guy in the shop, I think it would be too small.
http://www.giant.co.jp/giant16/bike_datail.php?p_id=00000060#geometry
So, I'm looking for some advice on either an alternative within the same sort of price range in Japan, or a recommendation for a website that I could import a bigger size model from. As you can probably tell, this is my first foray into the world of "proper" biking. I'll mainly be using the bike on the weekends to ride around the city, with the occasional adventure into the countryside and maybe a bit more if I come to enjoy it.
Any help would be greatly appreciated,
Rezz