Frijoles24

hello everybody!
im about to buy a peugeot px10 and the ad says that it "measures c-c 22.5 top tube & c-c 23.5 seat tube"
what do those numbers mean?. inches from crank to top tube? im so confused!!

thanks! =]

prettyshady

23.5 inches = 59.69 centimeters
a bike for some one whos 6 foot tall?

Ranman

c-c 22.5 top tube = top tube from the center of headset to the center of the seat tube =22.5 inches
c-c 23.5 seat tube = seat tube from the center of top tube to the center of the cranks = 23.5 inches

Charles Wahl

It means (or should mean) that the length of top tube (center of head tube to center of seat tube, measured along top tube axis) is 22.5" (57 cm) and length of seat tube, from center of bottom bracket to center of top tube, measured along seat tube axis) is 23.5" (60 cm). Most people "size" bikes by seat tube measurement, but many feel that top tube length is a more important feature for proper "fit." A lot of this has to do with a person's ratio of limb length to torso length, which does vary quite a bit from "neonate" to "octopus"

Depending on how much seatpost you like showing, and how low you're willing to have your bars relative to saddle top, a 60 cm frame might fit someone from 5'-9" to 6'-2" tall. In earlier decades, people tended to ride taller frames, and then later shorter frames were more popular. The big issues are: a) how stretched-out will the top tube make you (can be adjusted somewhat with seatpost setback (change seatpost or move saddle back or forward) and stem extension (change the stem); and b) while the other is how long a seatpost do you have, and how comfortable are you straddling the bike when stopped (in most cases, I find that I never truly "straddle" but stand on one leg, with the other still clipped to opposite pedal).

Did I win the "most parentheses in one post" award?

Frijoles24

ooh. so c-c is refering to the inches. haha i was so confused. i coulndt find that anywhere.
guess i wont be able to buy that bike.. =p
thanks everybody! =D