Bare Knuckle sizing?
#1
Bare Knuckle sizing?
Trying to figure out the sizing that I need. Problem is that no shops have one built in multiple sizes near where I live.
Are you supposed to run a more compact size on a track frame than what you would on a road frame?
I am 6' 1.5"
My current road bike bianchi san lorenzo
59 Seat tube center/top
57.5 Top Tube
Bare Knuckle
58 Seat tube center/center
57.5 Top Tube
The BN 58 is the closest to what I ride now in TT length, just don't know if I should drop down to a 56? What is the typical cm difference in CC vs CT?
Are you supposed to run a more compact size on a track frame than what you would on a road frame?
I am 6' 1.5"
My current road bike bianchi san lorenzo
59 Seat tube center/top
57.5 Top Tube
Bare Knuckle
58 Seat tube center/center
57.5 Top Tube
The BN 58 is the closest to what I ride now in TT length, just don't know if I should drop down to a 56? What is the typical cm difference in CC vs CT?
#2
I'm exactly your height and ride a 58 BN and it feels exactly right to me with a 100 or 110mm stem and straight seatpost. Seat tube center to center means from the center of the bottom bracket to the center of the top tube...thats a relevant measurement only if you have a horizontal top tube. Center to top is basically meaningless, because different frames have seat tubes that extend different lengths above the top tube. Forget about seat tube length and base your decision mostly by top tube length. This could be problematic too, because if your road bike has a sloping top tube, you have to go by theoretical horizontal tope tube length. Does your road bike feel too big? If not, I would stick with the size frame the most closely matches your road bike...that would be appear to be a 58 Bareknuckle. You could drop down to a 56 and be OK, but you would need to compensate by using a longer stem and run more headset spacers to get the same handlebar position.
Last edited by mihlbach; 10-04-07 at 08:45 PM.
#3
Thanks bud. The cool thing about the san lorenzo i ride is that it maintains the old school straight top tube angle. So the effective and actual is exactly the same. Looks like a 58 BN is it.





