Thread: Bike Too Big?
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Old 09-29-09 | 12:44 AM
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I'm 6'5" and my "sporty" bike is has a ~60cm seat tube c-c (62cm c-t) and about 72cm top length (tube + stem). 36" inseam. This seems a bit small but I can get my palms to touch the ground. This one feels compact to me.

My "comfort" bike is much larger at 67 cm c-c and 72cm top length. With the seats at the same height this one leaves me more upright and a little stretched out while the other has me more crouched low.

So I guess this goes back to the flexibility topic. I have friends my height that absolutely cannot ride my bikes because they just cannot get as compact for the sport bike and cannot lengthen for the comfort bike.
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