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What is standover and how do you measure for it?
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02-20-07 | 03:42 AM
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MikeR
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Determining proper standover height is a very critical and precise measurement. First, you place two stools on each side of the bike, then straddle the bike with your feet on the stools, carefully positioning yourself exactly center of both axis of the top tube. Then, you jump. If your voice changes,
stop the lesson
and look for a smaller bike...after you return from the hospital.
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