BMX - Bike too small for me?

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L!vE2R!D3

07-17-07, 11:47 AM

I was just wondering...since I am 5'8" and 124 lbs, would a 19.5" top tube be too small for me? I have a 2006 GT Compe if you would like more info.

nater583

07-17-07, 01:21 PM

If you ride it and you feel comfortable with it then its not to small, the size isnt really what i pick with its how I feel on the bike.

minichamp31

07-17-07, 01:40 PM

I'm only 5' and I ride a 20" toptube comfortably. So I would say yeah, it's too small.

nater583

07-17-07, 01:44 PM

I am around 5'10"(last time I was measured) and i have a 20" toptube and I really wouldnt want a bigger one. Of course I only ride dirt trails, never long distances so I guess it kind of depends what your doing.

minichamp31

07-17-07, 02:03 PM

FitRider 921

07-17-07, 06:26 PM

I'm 5'7" and I have a 20.5 TT which is way more room than I need. Basically, it all comes down to preference.

49erRider

07-17-07, 06:57 PM

I've never rode less than a 21 and never will get a 20.5 and it will feel nice or better yet a 21

FitRider 921

07-17-07, 07:28 PM

If you've never rode anything other than a 21", then how do you know that nothing else would feel better?

cwt341

07-17-07, 07:40 PM

im 5'10" and rode my friends FIT AM and couldnt stand how small the top tube was

L!vE2R!D3

07-17-07, 08:55 PM

The thing is that when I perform Barspins, my Bars end up hitting either my knees or my balls. Sorry, if that's too inappropriate to say here.

Well it doesn't hit when I stand.

nater583

07-17-07, 09:22 PM

Why are you sitting? I never sit, of course i don't really do barspins.

KinetikBiker

07-18-07, 09:16 AM

If it feels to small, it's to small. If it feels ok, then it's ok.

thermo

07-18-07, 05:54 PM

Seated barspins, hmm. I should try those sometime...

L!vE2R!D3

07-18-07, 06:29 PM

I was just experimenting around with seated barspins, not that I do it...It's the overall feel of the bike, its not coming to me. That's why I will get a new frame.

live4muzic2

07-18-07, 08:12 PM

im 5' 4" says the cops when i got a ticket a couple weeks ago. i dont really know what mine is but it feels right, so whatever fells right. but 19 seems really small.

FitRider 921

07-18-07, 08:13 PM

Why did you get a ticket?

live4muzic2

07-18-07, 08:16 PM

no headlamp or light.

tmowery18

07-18-07, 09:35 PM

HAHA, I almost got a ticket for that last night. He warned me and a friend about it and said he could give us a $25 ticket. So we went out riding again and the same cop was waiting in town and he saw us and turned on his lights so we booked it.

live4muzic2

07-18-07, 09:40 PM

yeah, your smooth unlike my freind, "can we pass by or something?" as the cops are writing a ticket.

eightdip

07-19-07, 02:42 PM

I get asked about my lack of lights and brakes all the time. They just tell you to walk, so we do until they're out of sight

thermo

07-19-07, 05:34 PM

KinetikBiker

07-19-07, 06:31 PM

I get asked about my lack of lights and brakes all the time. They just tell you to walk, so we do until they're out of sight
I want some reflectors for my bike. I wish i kept the stock ones from my Haro...

tmowery18

07-19-07, 08:41 PM

Where do you live? I sure hope it isn't California...

No I don't live in California. Why did you hope I didn't?

FitRider 921

07-19-07, 09:06 PM

I want some reflectors for my bike. I wish i kept the stock ones from my Haro...
Why would you want them?

live4muzic2

07-19-07, 11:15 PM

my reeflectors broke off.

thermo

07-20-07, 05:57 PM

No I don't live in California. Why did you hope I didn't?
I didn't want to find out that the police here were as bad as your place.