fatallightning

so i always here people say theyre long legged, long torsoed, long armed etc. id always assumed i was kind of short legged for my height, 5'11". id figure id take my measurements that i had done a little while for the competitive cycling fit calculator, and you could tell me. cycling inseam btw, i.e. to the floor.

Imperial:
Measurements
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Inseam: 33.875
Trunk: 25.25
Forearm: 13.40
Arm: 24.5
Thigh: 24.25
Lower Leg: 22
Sternal Notch: 59
Total Body Height: 70.5

Metric for our international friends:
Measurements
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Inseam: 86.04
Trunk: 64.14
Forearm: 34.04
Arm: 62.23
Thigh: 61.60
Lower Leg: 55.88
Sternal Notch: 149.86
Total Body Height: 179.07

for the curious, what they recommend i ride.
The Competitive Fit (cm)
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Seat tube range c-c: 55.7 - 56.2
Seat tube range c-t: 57.4 - 57.9
Top tube length: 53.2 - 53.6
Stem Length: 11.2 - 11.8
BB-Saddle Position: 76.3 - 78.3
Saddle-Handlebar: 52.2 - 52.8
Saddle Setback: 5.9 - 6.3


The Eddy Fit (cm)
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Seat tube range c-c: 56.9 - 57.4
Seat tube range c-t: 58.6 - 59.1
Top tube length: 53.2 - 53.6
Stem Length: 10.1 - 10.7
BB-Saddle Position: 75.5 - 77.5
Saddle-Handlebar: 53.0 - 53.6
Saddle Setback: 7.1 - 7.5


The French Fit (cm)
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Seat tube range c-c: 58.6 - 59.1
Seat tube range c-t: 60.3 - 60.8
Top tube length: 54.4 - 54.8
Stem Length: 10.3 - 10.9
BB-Saddle Position: 73.8 - 75.8
Saddle-Handlebar: 54.7 - 55.3
Saddle Setback: 6.6 - 7.0

AEO

swif

Gender M
Inseam 81 cm
Trunk 67 cm
Forearm 36 cm
Arm 64 cm
Thigh 61 cm
Lower Leg 59 cm
Sternal Notch 151 cm
Total Body Height 182 cm


Competitive Fit Eddy Fit French Fit
Seat tube range c-c 52.4 - 52.9 53.6 - 54.1 55.3 - 55.8
Seat tube range c-t 54.1 - 54.6 55.3 - 55.8 57.0 - 57.5
Top tube length 56.8 - 57.2 56.8 - 57.2 58.0 - 58.4
Stem Length 11.2 - 11.8 10.1 - 10.7 10.3 - 10.9
BB-Saddle Position 76.6 - 78.6 75.8 - 77.8 74.1 - 76.1
Saddle-Handlebar 54.1 - 54.7 54.9 - 55.5 56.6 - 57.2
Saddle Setback 2.9 - 3.3 4.1 - 4.5 3.6 - 4.0

Does this qualify me as short of leg? I'm 6' with a 32" inseam...

Currently riding a 59cm frame, but my new bike will be a 57cm... Heh.

DaveSSS 

If your inseam is only 32" or 81cm, then your saddle height would only be around 71cm. My inseam and saddle height are 2cm more than yours and I'm 5'-6.5" tall.

Yes, you have short legs. I would think that you could barely straddle your TT. I ride a 51cm c-c frame, with a sloping TT (LOOK 585).

Hocam

Wow.

I'm 5' 8.5", have the inseam of someone 5'5" and the shoe size of someone 6' even. I knew I was disproportionate but this is depressing.

Hammertoe

I am considered long legged and short toro and it is a hassle...

At just under 5' 7" (170 cm) with an inseam of 33.5" (85 cm) I should be riding a 55 cm bike but I would never be able to reach the handlebars...

So I move down to a 52 cm bike which gives me the proper TT length, have a lot of seatpost showing but the handle bars are too low...

As the bike get smaller the head tube gets smaller...

I need to ride a "relaxed geometry" bike...

I also add some spacers and everyone thinks I am inflexible or a Fred (not that I care)...