Being 5'8", should I get a 21" MetroTrack?
Someone's selling this bike, I believe it's a 1993 model. The price is less than $180 and probably flexible. Multitracks or any alternatives in the same quality & price are pretty hard to come by where I live (Eastern-ish Europe). Someone put up a Diamondback Overdrive and it got snatched within a day... I suppose this one's still available because the seller is oblivious and didn't even put the model name or number in the listing.
Anyway, I've been looking for a reliable steel gravel / touring base for a while. I'm planning to put a short stem on it and gravel bars with a short reach&drop. And some thicker tyres.
I've got a 32" inseam and my daily runner is an 54/54 road frame with a 60mm stem and a riser bar.
I expect that this would be quite different because the top tube is a few cms longer and the handlebars would be lower too, so I'd like to hear the experience of people with similar dimensions. Especially if they ride a 21 multi/metro :)
Lmk what you think!