What are the disadvantages in riding a frame that is too big?

[palinurus]

It was probably fixed wheel. I certainly hope it was anyway!. Alternatively it may have had a coaster (back-pedal) brake in the rear hub- no cables or levers for that.

With fixed there's no freewheel so you brake by resisting the motion of the pedals. Most people run them with a front brake though.

 

[Manonabike]

It was probably fixed wheel. I certainly hope it was anyway!. Alternatively it may have had a coaster (back-pedal) brake in the rear hub- no cables or levers for that.

With fixed there's no freewheel so you brake by resisting the motion of the pedals. Most people run them with a front brake though.

Now, that is something that would interest me..... as I child I used to ride a bike like that...... I definitely would like to find out more about that.

 

[Bayerd]

What are the disadvantages in riding a frame that is too big? You need up riding a bike like this...

How the chuff do you reach the bottle whilst riding when you need a drink?

 

[palinurus]

Climb down, get the bottle, climb back up.

 

[palinurus]

Then realize you forgot the corkscrew.

 

[HJ]

LOL