Originally Posted by
europa
If you're currently riding a bike, particularly one that fits you ie you're comfortable on it, measure the top tube, and the next, and the saddle to bar drop, then give Scrod those measurements, it'll help him give a better answer to your question. -snip-
Originally Posted by
rex615
So true. My son and I are almost the same height and proportions but I don't enjoy riding my son's bikes because they are set up so aggressive and with super hard skinny tires. He also tends to buy his frames a size smaller than i do so they "fit" him.
Thanks for all the responses you guys! I'll post back with the measurements of my current bike in a bit--morning classes keep me busy.
Should I also be concerned about standover height?
Originally Posted by
Scrodzilla
If you're 6" tall and your results put you on a frame having a 54cm top tube, you may have something wrong (or you have arms like a T Rex).
& haha scrod, yeah I thought something was off when I saw the results. I'll re-measure and post what I get as well.