frame size
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Banjo
Fuelled with Jelly Babies
- Location
- South Wales
Not enough info in your question .
Is it a road, hybrid or mountainbike,what is your crotch to floor measurement (not your trouser length but from right up in your crotch down to the floor) will you be racing ,touring etc, how supple is your back.
With that you could get an idea of frame size then go sit on a few in a bikeshop.
I went through the process about a year ago and found that people the same height will have different size bikes. If its a road bike I would say a 56 to a 60 but you will find 6 footers happilly fitted to bikes outside those sizes.
This sizing guide from Tredz bike shop will give you an idea.Frame Size Guide
Is it a road, hybrid or mountainbike,what is your crotch to floor measurement (not your trouser length but from right up in your crotch down to the floor) will you be racing ,touring etc, how supple is your back.
With that you could get an idea of frame size then go sit on a few in a bikeshop.
I went through the process about a year ago and found that people the same height will have different size bikes. If its a road bike I would say a 56 to a 60 but you will find 6 footers happilly fitted to bikes outside those sizes.
This sizing guide from Tredz bike shop will give you an idea.Frame Size Guide
MacB
Lover of things that come in 3's
- Location
- Farnborough, Hampshire
Anything from 54 to 62 with the money being on a 56 or a 58, what's comfy for you will depend on your experience, flexibility and specific dimensions. As long as you can get the right saddle to pedals relationship then the frame can generally be made to work via length of stem. Obviously a really big/small frame will put you at extremes of stem lengths and can have an impact on the handling.
I've been looking at some of the setups for pro riders and there seems to be a lot of sizing down on frames and up on stems. This gives them a more powerful position when climbing and sprinting, more over the front wheel. It does mean shorter head tubes and lower front ends though. So if you size down, but aren't all that flexible, then the drop from saddle to bars may be uncomfortably large. Though you can get angled stems to raise the bars these also reduce the reach.
I've been looking at some of the setups for pro riders and there seems to be a lot of sizing down on frames and up on stems. This gives them a more powerful position when climbing and sprinting, more over the front wheel. It does mean shorter head tubes and lower front ends though. So if you size down, but aren't all that flexible, then the drop from saddle to bars may be uncomfortably large. Though you can get angled stems to raise the bars these also reduce the reach.
Winnershsaint
Guru
I'm 5 7. When I initially went in to the shop and placed my order it was for a 53cm frame Cube Peloton. This was an estimate based on my height. However, when I was fitted yesterday it transpired that my arms and torso were longer than average and on a 53cm frame The saddle would be set back on its limits and I would require a much longer stem, so I am now picking up the bike with a 56cm frame instead.
HLaB
Marie Attoinette Fan
As folk say we all vary; I'm 5 foot 9 1/4 inch and bike fit for me suggested a 56cm but Winnershsaint has also been suggested a 56cm and they are 5 foot 7 