Tell me your height and inseam length :)
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6' tall, 34 in. inseam (real measurement).
Someone should plot this out on a graph - would be interesting to see the variations.
Someone should plot this out on a graph - would be interesting to see the variations.
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5'7""
30" inseam (I buy pants this sizet but my true inseam is probably 29.5")
30" inseam (I buy pants this sizet but my true inseam is probably 29.5")
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Originally Posted by curt in denver
Same here, What size frame do you ride?
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Folks tend to use the word "inseam" to mean three different measurements. In this thread, some people will refer to their "slacks" inseam, some to their leg length, and only a few will cite their actual "bike" inseam.
My inseam for a pair of slacks is 32 inches.
My "leg length", barefooted, measured from the floor to the crotch of my slacks is 33 1/2 inches.
My "bike inseam", which is TOTAL leg length, barefooted, measured from the floor to the pubic bone is 34 1/2 inches.
My height, barefooted, is 5 feet 9 1/2 inches. Used to be 5 feet 11 inches. Old age is a shipwreck.
On a "traditional" road bike, measured from the center of the bottom bracket bolt to the top of the top tube where it joins the seat tube, the size that fits me best is between a size 57 and a size 59.
My inseam for a pair of slacks is 32 inches.
My "leg length", barefooted, measured from the floor to the crotch of my slacks is 33 1/2 inches.
My "bike inseam", which is TOTAL leg length, barefooted, measured from the floor to the pubic bone is 34 1/2 inches.
My height, barefooted, is 5 feet 9 1/2 inches. Used to be 5 feet 11 inches. Old age is a shipwreck.
On a "traditional" road bike, measured from the center of the bottom bracket bolt to the top of the top tube where it joins the seat tube, the size that fits me best is between a size 57 and a size 59.
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Originally Posted by alanbikehouston
Folks tend to use the word "inseam" to mean three different measurements. In this thread, some people will refer to their "slacks" inseam, some to their leg length, and only a few will cite their actual "bike" inseam.
Originally Posted by alanbikehouston
My "bike inseam", which is TOTAL leg length, barefooted, measured from the floor to the pubic bone is 34 1/2 inches.
#34
5'5.5" with a 31" inseam (measured using the book method)
From glancing through here, it seems I've got fairly long legs for my height!
From glancing through here, it seems I've got fairly long legs for my height!
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most women have long legs and a short torso... thus the need for WSD bikes with the shorter top tubes/shorter reach....
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Originally Posted by caligurl
most women have long legs and a short torso...
Only when shorter women and men of equal height are compared, do women generally have longer legs. Since most women are shorter than most men, this myth seems to agree with observation for most people.
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Originally Posted by alanbikehouston
My "bike inseam", which is TOTAL leg length, barefooted, measured from the floor to the pubic bone is 34 1/2 inches.
My height, barefooted, is 5 feet 9 1/2 inches. Used to be 5 feet 11 inches. Old age is a shipwreck.
My height, barefooted, is 5 feet 9 1/2 inches. Used to be 5 feet 11 inches. Old age is a shipwreck.
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Originally Posted by Pico
6'4", 37" cycling inseam
We have a winner!
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6'5", 37" cycling inseam. My bike is a 61cm, but it's a LeMond--slightly longer TT than most frames.
Hey SesameCrunch, Pico, Denali and acathi cyclist--what size frames do you have?
Hey SesameCrunch, Pico, Denali and acathi cyclist--what size frames do you have?
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Originally Posted by thekid14
5'10 3/8" 34.25 inseam.
Is this wierd for my age? You guys all know how old I am..................
Is this wierd for my age? You guys all know how old I am..................
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