I second the notion of looking out for those long top-tubes. That's the primary reason a vintage MTB won't work well for me.
If a Bombadil or Atlantis is what you want and it's financially feasible, I say just go for it. If you have financial constraints you might consider Velo-Orange's Camargue. In your size it will have 26" wheels and it's built as an off-road expedition bike. Imagine a 90's MTB with lower Bottom bracket and a shorter top-tube and you've got the Camargue. I'm seriously contemplating the 700c version. My current bike (Handsome Devil) is a great bike and probably usable within the same parameters as a Sam Hillborne but I REALLY want the option of running full 29'er tires and that's the one place it falls short. On Sunday, February 2, 2014 7:34:32 PM UTC-6, Lesli Larson wrote: > Starting project to build up a new fire trail / off-road bike . I am > trying to decide between a new frame and maybe something vintage . I am a > shortish woman and I ride a 48 cm to 50 cm frame. Would love to buy a > bombadil or Atlantis but what do folks recommend in the the used/vintage > category. What would your bike build look like? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
