Road Cycling - Got fitted today...

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FLY02
11-07-03, 10:48 AM
Well today is the day that the local bike guru took my measurements to fit me on a bike. Here are the results.....

- 62 cm (center to top) top of the tube. So I need to get a 63cm bike because companies measure to the top of the neck.
- top tube length - 60.5cm
- saddle height - 125mm
- stem length - 120mm
- back of seat to center of stem - 83cm

He asked me what my price range that i was willing to spend was. I told him max of $1500. He said that he could build me a bike for $800 that would handle all of my needs and then some. He doesn't care if I buy from him, he will look on the net and talk to his friends who own other shops and see if he can find something that fits me. I'm really happy with this guy. He is really very helpful.

Do you have any suggestions for bikes of this size?

Whippet
11-07-03, 10:52 AM
I'd make sure you get a 63cm bike because companies measure to the top of the neck.
FLY02
11-07-03, 10:55 AM
I'd make sure you get a 63cm bike because companies measure to the top of the neck.

Yea, that's what I said...... :p


- 62 cm (center to top) top of the tube. So I need to get a 63cm bike because companies measure to the top of the neck.

MichaelW
11-08-03, 05:40 AM
The vertical size is less than critical, an extra cm of exposed seat-tube does no harm.
The critical dimensions are length. Usually, you measure TT and stem length. For a total fit formula, you also want to consider the length behind, and the length in front of the BB.
I use a datum point on the TT, vertical to the BB, and measure forward and back from that point. This way you can remove seat-tube angle from the equation.
You also have quite a large size bike, so you may want a longer than average crank. At least 175mm. Saddle height and layback should be measured from your pedal position, so a longer crank would mean a lower and more forward saddle position compared to using short cranks.

Sketch it out on paper and you will see what I mean.
deliriou5
11-08-03, 08:04 AM
Yea, that's what I said...... :p

uh... I think he was being sarcastic.... companies measure seat tube length in 3 ways:

center to center
center to top of top tube
center to top of seatpost collar
condor
11-08-03, 10:25 PM
Just for comparison, check out the Rivendell sizing method based on pubic-bone height.

You sound like you take a large frame, and they make a Redwood model for tall riders.

condor