Hey guys first post and first fixie. I have a 61cm bike and i am 6'1 wondering what the downfalls are if the bike is to big. I found it in the dupmster behind a local hardware store so I painted it and put new seat, grips, and pedals on it and it looks brand new, rides great too. Thanks for the help.

Downfalls eh? Busting your manhood on the top tube maybe?

If its too big you probably wont be able to ride it. Your pedal stroke wont reach the bottom or if it does you will strain to make it happen. It will make it extremely difficult to ride the bike safely and its gonna be much much harder on your body. Can you throw a leg over it and stand with your feet flat? Or at least pointed a little? If you cant its just too big for you.


Edit: And when you get off your bike trying to look cool youll rack yourself on the top tube.

if you can stand over it flat footed without touching your crotch to the top tube you should be fine.

im 6'2 and ride a 58 cm, but i wanted it a tiny bit on the smaller side.

i mean, if you can ride the bike, its all good. no need to worry about it. if it turns out to feel a bit big on you (i think a 61 fits people 6 to 6'4 depending on torso and legs) then you can always lower the seatpost and possibly even get a shorter stem.

Thanks for the replies i have long legs and i can stand over the top tube flat footed and my boys are fine.

In a dumpster? Bull****.

what's with labeling your bike like that?

did you read the entire thing? You know, like the part where he said he repainted it and put new parts on?

No brakes and no foot retention spell doom.

We can't tell you if the bike is too big without you on it, we don't know your body or you. If you feel like you have to stretch a lot to reach the handlebars, then your bike might be too big. Stand over height is not as important as tob tube length.

like vixtor pointed out....do you feel really stretched out to reach the handlebars? if not, i think ur all good. if yes, that can be alleviated to a certain degree with a shorter stem.


also, if you are riding this fixed gear, you NEED foot retention (cages or straps) and definitely should look into a front brake.

just got some straps today.

If it is too big you'll feel it on long rides, so take it out for a couple hours

First ride this morning to work almost 12 miles and the bike felt great. Thanks for the responses.

thats a steal.

literally haha. Just kidding. Cool bike happy you got straps so you don't end up underneath a UPS truck!