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Old 02-10-24, 02:51 PM
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Bike jambalaya
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Plus or minus suggested size

Hello I've been building bikes for kin and myself for years. just recently I've got into knowing about sizes of bikes. Before I used to set up the handle bars seat height and angle to positions that I thought just looked cool but not anymore.


I believe I'm putting this in the correct section because I'm not asking about components or techniques. I've measured my inseam length to be just under 33" so about 83cm


Some road bike size calculators suggest me a frame size of 55 to 55.5cm


As I am still building and shopping for bikes or frames to build. My question is how far higher or lower can I go from my suggested size. Considering I am 6ft tall and probably won't grow anymore at my 35 years of age.

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my theory is that I can go a bit lower and find the sweet spot by raising the seat post incrementally but I shouldn't go higher bc I can't do the opposite if it's too high.
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