3speedslow

WOAW!!! That is my frame ! I just put it up to show what he was looking at for the Forum.

His is frame he might buy is 21"

Sorry for any mistaken info which led to this. I talked about how I had to replace my headset on it because of damage.

Bikedued

oh well, lol.,,,,BD

lostarchitect 

LOL. You were NOT clear about that at all!

Scooper

This chart works pretty well for most folks in sizing most traditional geometry frames (level top tube) and measuring the frame size by the seat tube length from the center of the BB spindle to the top of the seat tube, which is the way Schwinn measured frame size. Inseam is leg length as explained on the chart; it is not your pants inseam.





Since the chart uses centimeters instead of inches for the frame size, multiply the seat tube length in inches (measured as shown in the photo above) by 2.54 to get centimeters. e.g., 21" = 53.34cm, 22" = 55.88cm, 23" = 58.42cm, 24" = 60.96cm, etc.

Scooper

I'd guess at 5' 10" with 31" - 32" leg length, you should be looking for a 56 or 58.

scornfulheal

Yeah that's not the EXACT bike in question haha. The one I am looking at, after further info gathered, is 52 cm seat tube, 54 cm top tube. Top tube seems right on the short end for me, but within reason. However, by that chart, the seat tube length greatly differs from my category.

The Golden Boy 

I'm 5'8" and 30" long and women love me.

I mean... uhh... 30" inseam.


I ride a 21" comfortably- so 54cm seat tube with a 55 top tube is ideal for me. A 54/54 feels a little small to me.

3speedslow

Thanks for the spanking.

The Golden Boy 

ZOOT: Oh, I am afraid our life must seem very dull and quiet compared
to yours. We are but eight score young blondes and brunettes, all between
sixteen and nineteen and a half, cut off in this castle with no one to
protect us! Oh, it is a lonely life -- bathing, dressing, undressing,
making exciting underwear.... We are just not used to handsome knights.
Nay, nay, come, come, you may lie here. Oh, but you are wounded!
GALAHAD: No, no -- i-it's nothing!
ZOOT: Oh, but you must see the doctors immediately! No, no, please,
lie down.
[clap clap]
PIGLET: Ah. What seems to be the trouble?
GALAHAD: They're doctors?!
ZOOT: Uh, they've had a basic medical training, yes.
GALAHAD: B-but--
ZOOT: Oh, come come, you must try to rest! Doctor Piglet, Doctor
Winston, practice your art.
PIGLET: Try to relax.
GALAHAD: Are you sure that's necessary?
PIGLET: We must examine you.
GALAHAD: There's nothing wrong with that!
PIGLET: Please -- we are doctors.
GALAHAD: Get off the bed! I am sworn to chastity!
PIGLET: Back to your bed!
GALAHAD: Torment me no longer! I have seen the Grail!
PIGLET: There's no grail here.
GALAHAD: I have seen it, I have seen it. I have seen--
GIRLS: Hello.
GALAHAD: Oh--
VARIOUS GIRLS: Hello.
Hello.
Hello.
Hello.
Hello.
Hello.
Hello.
Hello.
Hello.
Hello.
Hello.
Hello.
GALAHAD: Zoot!
DINGO: No, I am Zoot's identical twin sister, Dingo.
GALAHAD: Oh, well, excuse me, I--
DINGO: Where are you going?
GALAHAD: I seek the Grail! I have seen it, here in this castle!
DINGO: No! Oh, no! Bad, bad Zoot!
GALAHAD: What is it?
DINGO: Oh, wicked, bad, naughty Zoot! She has been setting alight
to our beacon, which, I just remembered, is grail-shaped. It's not the
first time we've had this problem.
GALAHAD: It's not the real Grail?
DINGO: Oh, wicked, bad, naughty, evil Zoot! Oh, she is a naughty
person, and she must pay the penalty -- and here in Castle Anthrax, we
have but one punishment for setting alight the grail-shaped beacon. You
must tie her down on a bed and spank her!
GIRLS: A spanking! A spanking!
DINGO: You must spank her well. And after you have spanked her, you
may deal with her as you like. And then, spank me.
VARIOUS GIRLS: And spank me.
And me.
And me.
DINGO: Yes, yes, you must give us all a good spanking!
GIRLS: A spanking! A spanking!
DINGO: And after the spanking, the oral sex.
GIRLS: Oral sex! Oral sex!
GALAHAD: Well, I could stay a BIT longer.
LAUNCELOT: Sir Galahad!
GALAHAD: Oh, hello.
LAUNCELOT: Quick!
GALAHAD: What?
LAUNCELOT: Quick!
GALAHAD: Why?
LAUNCELOT: You're in great peril!
LAUNCELOT: Silence, foul temptress!
GALAHAD: Now look, it's not important.
LAUNCELOT: Quick! Come on and we'll cover your escape!
GALAHAD: Look, I'm fine!
LAUNCELOT: Come on!
GALAHAD: Now look, I can tackle this lot single-handed!
DINGO: Yes! Let him tackle us single-handed!
GIRLS: Yes! Tackle us single-handed!
LAUNCELOT: No, Sir Galahad, come on!
GALAHAD: No, really, honestly, I can go back and handle this lot easily!
DINGO: Oh, yes, he can handle us easily.
GIRLS: Yes, yes!
GALAHAD: Wait! I can defeat them! There's only a hundred and fifty
of them!
DINGO: Yes, yes, he'll beat us easily, we haven't a chance.
GIRLS: Yes, yes.
[boom]
DINGO: Oh, ****.
[outside]
LAUNCELOT: We were in the nick of time, you were in great peril.
GALAHAD: I don't think I was.
LAUNCELOT: Yes you were, you were in terrible peril.
GALAHAD: Look, let me go back in there and face the peril.
LAUNCELOT: No, it's too perilous.
GALAHAD: Look, I'm a knight, I'm supposed to get as much peril as I can.
LAUNCELOT: No, we've got to find the Holy Grail. Come on!
GALAHAD: Well, let me have just a little bit of peril?
LAUNCELOT: No, it's unhealthy.

3speedslow

Thanks !

orangeology

nothing less than expected as usual. a 'chart' and reliable data from Mr. Stan! thank you sir.

ChicAgo steel

It's times like this, I could effingup a one picture... I mean a one car funeral.
Good times, thanks for squaring this away!

Thanks too Stan!

Grand Bois

Do you mean pubic bone height in inches?

lostarchitect 

If that's his "pubic bone" length I think he has a career in adult films ahead of him.

dddd

Do at least check the driveside rear dropout for possible cracks before purchasing or building. Parted-out framesets should always be inspected more closely imo. I treat them as if they were found discarded, that cautious.

I guess it should be obvious that this 1986 Tempo is a size larger (~58cm) than the frame in question. Now a favorite "workhorse" bike (shown set up for this 5'9" rider), after I changed the stem from 8cm to 10 cm and moved the saddle forward, all in order to enable a more aggressive attack on our local rolling hills.
A different rider might prefer something longer or shorter than the 30" saddle height shown, depending on upper/lower body proportions, so I hope this helps with the buying decision.

Lascauxcaveman 

Yah, too small after all. OP has probably forgotten about this thread already anyway.

Pemetic2006

Yes, that is what I meant to say.