Thread: 5'7" Road Bike frame sizing?
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Old 10-28-20, 09:50 AM
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Originally Posted by Carbonfiberboy
Your height doesn't matter as much as the length of your torso. ETT means Effective Top Tube. https://www.bikecad.ca/effective_top_tube_length

To get your recommended ETT, go to: https://www.competitivecyclist.com/S...ulatorBike.jsp
and have someone help you get your measurements.

When sizing a bike, go by ETT length, not nominal size, either in cm. or S/M/L. ETT is the critical measurement. Saddles go up and down easily.
But you aren't saying to disregard the seat tube length or nominal size cm or S/M/L.........right?

I can imagine some with really long arms and torsos with short legs not being able to reach the pedals properly on some of the old bikes with horizontal top tube that increase stack by simply increasing the head tube and seat tube length. Even maybe some newer geometry bikes to with sloped top tubes.
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