Help with Bike size
07-24-20, 11:24 AM
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Help with Bike size
Hello, need some advice please. I'm looking at buying a mountain bike, mainly for exercise to have a ride around local parks etc. I am unsure on what size frame to get, I am in my 40s, 5ft 9 and 14.8 stone in weight. I was looking online and it seems to suggest an 18 inch frame would be suitable, however when I went to Halfords the guy there (quite a young lad) said a 20 inch frame would be suitable.
Also the bike I am looking at weighs in at 15.4kg, is that too heavy?
Any advice would be appreciated, thanks.
Also the bike I am looking at weighs in at 15.4kg, is that too heavy?
Any advice would be appreciated, thanks.
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07-24-20, 01:38 PM
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Hello, need some advice please. I'm looking at buying a mountain bike, mainly for exercise to have a ride around local parks etc. I am unsure on what size frame to get, I am in my 40s, 5ft 9 and 14.8 stone in weight. I was looking online and it seems to suggest an 18 inch frame would be suitable, however when I went to Halfords the guy there (quite a young lad) said a 20 inch frame would be suitable.
Also the bike I am looking at weighs in at 15.4kg, is that too heavy?
Any advice would be appreciated, thanks.
Also the bike I am looking at weighs in at 15.4kg, is that too heavy?
Any advice would be appreciated, thanks.
07-24-20, 01:58 PM
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Yes, hard to generalize. Maybe post a link to the bike you are looking at and folks can check the geometry chart. FWIW, I'm the same height and the MTBs I've had in the past were 17" and 19". The 19" was too big.
