Chuck
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- Feb 7, 2011
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The bike you are looking at is a CX bike. That's why it has a 36/46 chainset.
Sounds like you had a good run with your Felt. 9 years and thousands of miles is more than most bikes do for their owners. Perhaps it deserves its retirement , and you a shiny new bike.
How tall are you?
Why don't you buy a nice steel frame and swap all your felt parts on to it, or really treat yourself and get all new components too.
The Felt is a 9 speed and its getting harder to find 9 speed stuff so probably a good time to upgrade anyway. Otherwise, I'd probably swap things out.
I'm just short of 6'. Usually take a 56 or 57 frame.
Went to the Trek store out in Sagamiono the other day and they don't have the 520 steel frame. Bummer. My Japanese is not great but when I asked about ordering, it seemed like it would be very 'difficult'. Double bummer.