Sizing advice for female
08-05-12 | 08:24 PM
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Sizing advice for female
So I've used the fit calculator to size my wife and the ranges it gave me for her measurements are
46-46.5 / 47.2-47.7 / 48.9-49.4
She is 5'2 and has a inseam of 29 inches
I'm planning to get her Kilo TT stripper and the page states:
Any input would be help.
BTW she rides my bike from time to time and is measured at a 54cm which is big for me by standover clearance (my standover=29.25) and by fit calc's measurements but she rides around fine and I imagine that a sized bike for her would ride better for her all around.
TIA
46-46.5 / 47.2-47.7 / 48.9-49.4
She is 5'2 and has a inseam of 29 inches
I'm planning to get her Kilo TT stripper and the page states:
Sizing: (c-c = center to center seat tube, c-t = center to top, TT = top tube c-c)
44cm (c-c) is 47cm(c-t) with TT of 503mm* and standover of 28.5 inches*
47cm (c-c) is 50cm(c-t) with TT of 513mm and standover of 29 inches
50cm (c-c) is 53cm(c-t) with TT of 523mm and standover of 30.4 inches
53cm (c-c) is 56cm(c-t) with TT of 548mm and standover of 31.5 inches
55cm (c-c) is 58cm(c-t) with TT of 560mm and standover of 32 inches
57cm (c-c) is 60cm(c-t) with TT of 575mm and standover of 33 inches
60cm (c-c) is 63cm(c-t) with TT of 606mm and standover of 34 inches
63cm (c-c) is 66cm(c-t) with TT of 630mm and standover of 35.5 inches
Most riders fit the size they clear the standover by 1-1.5 inches
By the BD site should she be possible riding a 44cm if she could even clear the standover. And by the fit calculator a 47cm would be in the middle range possible to her measurements. I'm confused on which size for her to get a 44cm by standover of .5 inches or a 47cm according to the fit calculator but won't clear standover. 44cm (c-c) is 47cm(c-t) with TT of 503mm* and standover of 28.5 inches*
47cm (c-c) is 50cm(c-t) with TT of 513mm and standover of 29 inches
50cm (c-c) is 53cm(c-t) with TT of 523mm and standover of 30.4 inches
53cm (c-c) is 56cm(c-t) with TT of 548mm and standover of 31.5 inches
55cm (c-c) is 58cm(c-t) with TT of 560mm and standover of 32 inches
57cm (c-c) is 60cm(c-t) with TT of 575mm and standover of 33 inches
60cm (c-c) is 63cm(c-t) with TT of 606mm and standover of 34 inches
63cm (c-c) is 66cm(c-t) with TT of 630mm and standover of 35.5 inches
Most riders fit the size they clear the standover by 1-1.5 inches
Any input would be help.
BTW she rides my bike from time to time and is measured at a 54cm which is big for me by standover clearance (my standover=29.25) and by fit calc's measurements but she rides around fine and I imagine that a sized bike for her would ride better for her all around.
TIA
08-05-12 | 10:32 PM
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Eyeballing those, the trunk measurement is way off, so you're getting bad results.
The inseam is ground to groin, and the trunk measurement is roughly groin to sternal notch. So when you add the inseam and the trunk measurement, it should be roughly the same as the sternal notch measurement. That being said hers is way off. remeasure, and be sure to watch the instructional video.
I'm 6', and my trunk is a hair under 25".
The inseam is ground to groin, and the trunk measurement is roughly groin to sternal notch. So when you add the inseam and the trunk measurement, it should be roughly the same as the sternal notch measurement. That being said hers is way off. remeasure, and be sure to watch the instructional video.
I'm 6', and my trunk is a hair under 25".
08-06-12 | 10:56 AM
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So I've used the fit calculator to size my wife and the ranges it gave me for her measurements are
46-46.5 / 47.2-47.7 / 48.9-49.4
She is 5'2 and has a inseam of 29 inches
I'm planning to get her Kilo TT stripper and the page states:
Any input would be help.
BTW she rides my bike from time to time and is measured at a 54cm which is big for me by standover clearance (my standover=29.25) and by fit calc's measurements but she rides around fine and I imagine that a sized bike for her would ride better for her all around.
TIA
46-46.5 / 47.2-47.7 / 48.9-49.4
She is 5'2 and has a inseam of 29 inches
I'm planning to get her Kilo TT stripper and the page states:
Sizing: (c-c = center to center seat tube, c-t = center to top, TT = top tube c-c)
44cm (c-c) is 47cm(c-t) with TT of 503mm* and standover of 28.5 inches*
47cm (c-c) is 50cm(c-t) with TT of 513mm and standover of 29 inches
50cm (c-c) is 53cm(c-t) with TT of 523mm and standover of 30.4 inches
53cm (c-c) is 56cm(c-t) with TT of 548mm and standover of 31.5 inches
55cm (c-c) is 58cm(c-t) with TT of 560mm and standover of 32 inches
57cm (c-c) is 60cm(c-t) with TT of 575mm and standover of 33 inches
60cm (c-c) is 63cm(c-t) with TT of 606mm and standover of 34 inches
63cm (c-c) is 66cm(c-t) with TT of 630mm and standover of 35.5 inches
Most riders fit the size they clear the standover by 1-1.5 inches
By the BD site should she be possible riding a 44cm if she could even clear the standover. And by the fit calculator a 47cm would be in the middle range possible to her measurements. I'm confused on which size for her to get a 44cm by standover of .5 inches or a 47cm according to the fit calculator but won't clear standover. 44cm (c-c) is 47cm(c-t) with TT of 503mm* and standover of 28.5 inches*
47cm (c-c) is 50cm(c-t) with TT of 513mm and standover of 29 inches
50cm (c-c) is 53cm(c-t) with TT of 523mm and standover of 30.4 inches
53cm (c-c) is 56cm(c-t) with TT of 548mm and standover of 31.5 inches
55cm (c-c) is 58cm(c-t) with TT of 560mm and standover of 32 inches
57cm (c-c) is 60cm(c-t) with TT of 575mm and standover of 33 inches
60cm (c-c) is 63cm(c-t) with TT of 606mm and standover of 34 inches
63cm (c-c) is 66cm(c-t) with TT of 630mm and standover of 35.5 inches
Most riders fit the size they clear the standover by 1-1.5 inches
Any input would be help.
BTW she rides my bike from time to time and is measured at a 54cm which is big for me by standover clearance (my standover=29.25) and by fit calc's measurements but she rides around fine and I imagine that a sized bike for her would ride better for her all around.
TIA
If you don't know what size to get, go to a bike shop. This is why they exist.
Go and find out what size she needs. Maybe buy a bike there, maybe not. But you'll leave knowing what size she'll need.
Would you buy a suit online if you didn't know your jacket or pants size?
