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looking for a new frame & fork

Old 12-04-10 | 07:23 PM
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looking for a new frame & fork

im super new to the fixed gear scene. I'm 6'5" 195lbs 32" inseam and i have an old raleigh frame and fork nor sure of the size. i took off the old 27" tires and a friend of mine gave me some 700x23c rims with a 16t fixed gear on the back. i've got bars, seat, cranks, 48t chainring, pedals, pretty much all the parts. the frame has vert dropouts and i'm looking into a new frame n fork. from the charts it looks like ill be leaning towards a 60cm frame.

would something like this be ok?
Murphy Himself 60cm frame & fork
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Old 12-04-10 | 07:26 PM
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Like I said in reply to your previous post, the shipping cost is ridiculous.
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Old 12-04-10 | 07:29 PM
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also looking at the iro angus. 59 or 62?
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Old 12-04-10 | 07:39 PM
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Sizing is all about top tube length, so it all depends of your proportions as well as the frame's. If you are 6'-5" with only a 32" inseam, I suspect you have a relatively long torso / upper body relative to your legs and will need a bigger frame seat tube in order to get a longer top tube. You want to get whatever you were riding on the road if that was comfortable for you.
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Old 12-04-10 | 07:52 PM
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Old 12-04-10 | 08:14 PM
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32" inseam doesn't seem right for someone who is 6'5". Is that your pants inseam or the actual measurement from your junk to the floor?
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Old 12-04-10 | 08:25 PM
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Old 12-04-10 | 08:33 PM
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Pants inseam is pretty much useless when attempting to determine what size bike you'd need. Here:

https://www.ehow.com/how_14104_determ...ect-frame.html

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https://www.sheldonbrown.com/frame-sizing.html
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Old 12-04-10 | 11:00 PM
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Wow, 6'5" with 32" inseams...then you should look into getting a Leader because their ridiculously long top tube to seat tube ratio is perfect for you.
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Old 12-04-10 | 11:28 PM
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I actually how you can be that tall with that short legs. you must wear your pants short. I am 6'3" and 34 inseam barely fits, I have pants with a 38 inseam that fit like pants should
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Old 12-05-10 | 12:32 AM
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its 34
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Old 12-05-10 | 09:01 AM
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Still finding that hard to believe, considering my inseam - at 5'10" - is around 33.5".

Oh...and if you're a troll, you're not a very good one.

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Old 12-05-10 | 10:03 AM
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Dank's not the only one. 5'9" with a 28.5" inseam. Most of my stems and up in the 130mm range to accommodate my torso.
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Old 12-05-10 | 10:06 AM
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you could always get a Bikesdirect one shipped to the customs border, then drive over to pick it up.
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im allllll torso, hardest thing is finding shirts
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