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Old 04-29-14 | 08:40 PM
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Originally Posted by icarus_
Oh right and I'm roughly 5'10 145lbs. (updated OP) Might have been useful info

How can you tell what bike will fit certain personal height by chance? (if that makes sense)
Well, the fact that the top tube and down tube touch where they meet means it likely a small frame. The listing says it's a 54 cm bike but I'd be suspicious of that. I've got a Raleigh Tecnhium that I'm working on building up right now and I just don't think that measurement is right. I'm 5'8" and ride a 52 cm frame, but I've got short legs. If you're normally proportioned you more than likely ride a 56 cm/22 in frame (when looking at road bikes). The problem is, this is not a hard and fast rule when it comes to fitting bikes.

If it truly is a 54, you could make it work, but again I don't think that it is. I have heard that these Technium frames were supposed to have long top tubes so that may be where the seller is getting the measurement from?

Here is a 54 cm Technium frame. It looks bigger than that bike.



If you've got a few months you can probably find what you're looking for on craigslist.

Edit: I see you added your height in the original post. So, given those measurements maybe a 52-54 frame with a longer stem.
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