6' Riders:What Size Frame?
12-24-14, 09:39 PM
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Different than your pants inseam cuz your pants crotch doesn't go up against your pelvis.
For example.....my inseam is 34 for pants but for bikes it's 35 cuz that's from the ground right up against the pelvic floor.
Some bike measuring sights are better at explaining that up front than others. So sometimes folks end up on a clown bike.
For example.....my inseam is 34 for pants but for bikes it's 35 cuz that's from the ground right up against the pelvic floor.
Some bike measuring sights are better at explaining that up front than others. So sometimes folks end up on a clown bike.
12-24-14, 09:48 PM
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12-24-14, 09:59 PM
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Easy way to measure this is to stand with your feet slightly apart hold a book tight against your crotch and measure from the book edge to the floor. = your cycling inseam.
I'm 5'11 3/4" with about a 33" inseam. My bikes are varied but all fit well with stem changes etc. I have a 56, 57, 58 and a 23" road bike. A 20" MTB made into a townie bad boy. A 19" MTB, a "Large" MTB, and my fat bike is an 18". They all fit fine but I think my 57cm touring bike would look better as a 60cm. (The stem wouldn't have to be so long). But it is still a comfortable bike with the long high stem. It just looks a little funny.
I'm 5'11 3/4" with about a 33" inseam. My bikes are varied but all fit well with stem changes etc. I have a 56, 57, 58 and a 23" road bike. A 20" MTB made into a townie bad boy. A 19" MTB, a "Large" MTB, and my fat bike is an 18". They all fit fine but I think my 57cm touring bike would look better as a 60cm. (The stem wouldn't have to be so long). But it is still a comfortable bike with the long high stem. It just looks a little funny.
12-25-14, 01:14 PM
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Any good bike fitter would put me on a 56cm bike until they knew me. For a variety of reasons, age being the overall issue, I need a bit more of an upright position so a larger frame gives me a proportionately higher handlebar and with a shorter stem it puts me in a good position. The 56cm would be a more traditional fit and give me a bit more of an aero position but it's not for me. Many people can properly fit on more than one size bike. If you look at pro riders you'll see them on a -very- small frame for their size. Their saddle is way high compared to their bars, and for good reason. A small frame and a long stem works fine if you want that low aerodynamically racy position. A larger frame with, perhaps, a shorter stem can work just fine for many people and provide a more upright positioning. Some frames are more adapted to these changes with varying top tube lengths and such but in general most folks can be fitted with more than one size so it's important to consider what style you need to adopt and keep that in mind.
12-26-14, 05:46 AM
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Any good bike fitter would put me on a 56cm bike until they knew me. For a variety of reasons, age being the overall issue, I need a bit more of an upright position so a larger frame gives me a proportionately higher handlebar and with a shorter stem it puts me in a good position. The 56cm would be a more traditional fit and give me a bit more of an aero position but it's not for me. Many people can properly fit on more than one size bike. If you look at pro riders you'll see them on a -very- small frame for their size. Their saddle is way high compared to their bars, and for good reason. A small frame and a long stem works fine if you want that low aerodynamically racy position. A larger frame with, perhaps, a shorter stem can work just fine for many people and provide a more upright positioning. Some frames are more adapted to these changes with varying top tube lengths and such but in general most folks can be fitted with more than one size so it's important to consider what style you need to adopt and keep that in mind.
