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help! how (where) do you measure a dawes discovery frame in inches?

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Old 12-09-07, 07:30 PM
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help! how (where) do you measure a dawes discovery frame in inches?

i presume you measure in inches from the top of the seatpost to the bracket?
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anyone?
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I would imagine you measure it in the same place you measure any bicycle, only you use inches instead of centimeters.
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okey docket thank you!
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https://www.sheldonbrown.com/frame-sizing.html

"The old standard system was to measure from the center of the bottom bracket to the very top of the seat tube."


NOT from the top of the seatpost to the bracket.
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1 inch = 2.54 cm or 25.4mm
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