Thread: "Does it fit?"
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Old 12-16-06 | 04:45 AM
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MichaelW
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I find that most women are riding frames to big and most men , too small. It is only old beardy men with sandals who ride oversized 1970s style frames and I wouldnt dream of telling such a rider what to do.

The current trend is for small frame swhere the critical dimension for fit is length, not height.

You can make a bike fit with selection of seatpost and stem. The range of components is much wider now than in the past so frame angles are less critical then they used to be. If you have a particularly extreme proportion (torso/legs or upper leg/lower leg) you may need a frame of different proportions to normal.
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