Trek Sizing question (sorry)
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Trek Sizing question (sorry)
Thanks for the help but I ride mostly road and want to get back into some dirt. Im 5 foot 9 inches tall with a 30 " inseam. Will a Trek 6500 Disk fit me if its a 19.5" bike?
I go by cm on the road and ride a 54. Thanks for the help in advance.
Chris
I go by cm on the road and ride a 54. Thanks for the help in advance.
Chris
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You'll only truly know by sitting on the bike, but on paper that sounds too big. You'd probably fit a 17" or Medium bike. I'm 5'9" with a 32" inseam and ride a 17"/Medium.
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According to the Trek site, the 6500 comes in the following sizes: 15.5, 17.5, 18.5, 19.5, 21.5"
The 17.5" and 18.5" frames are both called "medium". The 19.5" frame is called "large". At 5'9", you are a bit on the short side of medium height. Trek calls their 54cm road bikes "small".
You might read this: https://www.sheldonbrown.com/frame-sizing.html
But, ultimately, the only way you're really going to find out which bike fits you will be to try them out.
The 17.5" and 18.5" frames are both called "medium". The 19.5" frame is called "large". At 5'9", you are a bit on the short side of medium height. Trek calls their 54cm road bikes "small".
You might read this: https://www.sheldonbrown.com/frame-sizing.html
But, ultimately, the only way you're really going to find out which bike fits you will be to try them out.
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Thats what I thought but I wanted to check with the pros. I just found a relative with one ridden twice for cheap. I may buy it just to resell it.
Thanks for the help.
Thanks for the help.
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Dood, I would say yes. I am about your size and fall at times betwen sizes. I just bought a LArge sized Gary Fisher, Iwas torn between the med & large...I teded to go smaller based uponold school Mt bike rules...I say get it Ya may need to change a stem. It will be alright..
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I'm 5'9" to 5'10 with around a 32" inseam and ride a 19.5 inch fuel .. a 2006 before the 18.5 was avalable.. I got some standover concerns, but I have an inch or 2 .. i installed a shorter stem which I like..
I's say 18.5 would be a good size ... but a 17.5 or 19.5 may also be workable.. leaning toward the 17.5 more than the 19.5 ...
I ride a 56cm road bike.. also had to shorten the stem on that one too. maybe just not used to it as I just got it.. I have a box of stems now though haha
edit .. the standover on the 19.5 is 30.6 inches which sounds too big, but I'd suspect your inseam is bigger unless you've shoved a book in your crotch to measure .. plus the shoes jack you up an inch.. and I think trek measures 12 inches from the seat tube so it'll slope down where you actuall stand over it. I'd buy it if it was cheap. throw a 75mm stem on and hit the trail. it may be hard to throw around, but you'll gain some stability as your more centered on the bike
when I was shopping for a hard tail the bike store guy eyeballed me and said 19.5. I didn't go with a trek then, but got a bike about that size a 17.5 center to center.
I's say 18.5 would be a good size ... but a 17.5 or 19.5 may also be workable.. leaning toward the 17.5 more than the 19.5 ...
I ride a 56cm road bike.. also had to shorten the stem on that one too. maybe just not used to it as I just got it.. I have a box of stems now though haha
edit .. the standover on the 19.5 is 30.6 inches which sounds too big, but I'd suspect your inseam is bigger unless you've shoved a book in your crotch to measure .. plus the shoes jack you up an inch.. and I think trek measures 12 inches from the seat tube so it'll slope down where you actuall stand over it. I'd buy it if it was cheap. throw a 75mm stem on and hit the trail. it may be hard to throw around, but you'll gain some stability as your more centered on the bike
when I was shopping for a hard tail the bike store guy eyeballed me and said 19.5. I didn't go with a trek then, but got a bike about that size a 17.5 center to center.
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Dood, I would say yes. I am about your size and fall at times betwen sizes. I just bought a LArge sized Gary Fisher, Iwas torn between the med & large...I teded to go smaller based uponold school Mt bike rules...I say get it Ya may need to change a stem. It will be alright..
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Nice digg buckaroo. Just trying to help. I see you are Batman fan ....well done, Is mommymaking your baba righ tnow?
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He wrote the truth. The Gary Fisher hardtails are known to have a compact frame geometry so standover height is less of an issue than with other mountain bikes. Again, I'm making a general statement here and the OP will only truly know if the bike fits by sitting on it. Your advice of "Dood, I would say yes." without any caveats may leave the OP with an ill-fitting bike.
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I'm 5'10" and bought an 09 Trek 8000 last month. My inseam is 32" and the 18.5 fit me perfect but we did have to put a longer stem on it.