Good morning, gentlemen. (I presume there are no ladies present. If so, good morning to you as well!)

My search for a bigger bike led me to a 29" Kent which for the first time was the same frame dimensions as my 26". I actually ordered it and removed it from the box, all bound in zip ties, and measured the critical frame parts. Too small. This was a 29" Walmart Kent Seachange bike. So this is proof of what several of you told me, that a 29" bike won't necessarily have a larger frame. Most I've looked at have, but not this one.

So as I'm shopping, I'm finding it a real hassle to get the measurements I need from online images. That's what led to the Walmart bike hassle. But I thought of something. I'm somewhat of a herpetologist, see. And measuring a snake is a real pain, especially if it's in a feisty mood. So I found this online snake measuring app called Serpent Widgets. You just photograph your snake when it's as straight and still as you can get it, but alongside it you place a ruler, or anything of which you're certain of the length. Upload the image to the app, then click on each end of the ruler, calibrating the process. After that, you click as many points on the snake as necessary to traverse its entire spine. Each new point produces a new measurement until you work your way down the entire snake. Boom done. Well, why not use it on a bike? I have been, and it works great! Even if the bike is photographed at an angle (as with Craigs and OfferUp bikes), as long as your calibration points follow the same angle as the parts you're measuring, it renders accurate results. So I calibrate according to the tire / rim size, then measure the seat post and main post, or whatever I like. Much easier than measuring a snake. The link is here if you guys ever find yourself in need of measuring a bike, or anything:

Serpwidgets - Snake Measurer

I'm looking at a 26" bike today. 26" wheels, that is. It looks solid and it's only $50 bucks on OfferUp. According to Snake Widget estimates, it's a frame made for a giant, more proof that, while rim size might be an indicator, it is not proof of a larger frame. Man will that ever make things easy. I can just switch out the entire back wheel / tire / rim / everything and boom done. 3-speed with a Viking frame. Wish me luck.

Thanks again for all the input, folks!