Originally posted by dome
Hi,
I'm currently looking at the Cannondale f300 as my first mountain bike. I am just a little confused as to what size I should get. Two sales people from the same shop told me two very different things. I'm about 5'7" with a very short 28" inseam.
On the small I was very comfortable, but one salesperson said I was a little too upright. My legs were positioned correctly when seated, but the seat post was quite high. Also, I had good "crotch clearance" from the top bar.
The medium was comfortable as well, but felt a little big. My position was a little better, as I was leaning a little more forward.
My crotch barely cleared the top bar.
Here's a link to the Cannondale site, so you can get a better idea of the sizes I'm talking about.
http://www.cannondale.com/bikes/03/geo-4.html
What would my disadvantages of going too small/too large?
Thanks in advance.
Dome, I have a 28" inseam, I ride a small frame, Ive just flipped over the stem for climbing, but I dint feel that the frame is too short. but then the C'dale I looked at were F600 and F800. I'm not 100% sure if the top tube's are longer on those bikes.
I prefer having the top tube clearance, because when you think of it, on trail, you leg is not always straight when you straddle the bike!
