Are bike shops putting me on the wrong size bike?
08-24-14, 02:29 PM
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So I tried a 56cm, handlebars felt a touch big, felt a tiny bit stretched. I thought the bike felt pretty good though.
Tried a 54cm, everything felt great, really no complaints.
Tried a 52cm, it didn't feel bad but when I tried to go all out from a stop while seated I felt a bit cramped.
Bought the Fuji cross 4.0 54cm from performance bike. They were by far the most helpful and responsive shop. I got the service place and membership.
Tried a 54cm, everything felt great, really no complaints.
Tried a 52cm, it didn't feel bad but when I tried to go all out from a stop while seated I felt a bit cramped.
Bought the Fuji cross 4.0 54cm from performance bike. They were by far the most helpful and responsive shop. I got the service place and membership.
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08-06-16, 02:18 PM
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Wow. We have VERY similar measurements. Crazy! (Your legs are about .5" longer than mine, and all else is really close.)
I fit a 54 very well, and can even fit some 56s. (My competitive cyclist fit numbers put me on a 55) When I decided on a Giant Defy, suddenly all the LBSs around were trying to fit me on a S or M Giant. Which was CRAZY. (One place INSISTED I was a small, another INSISTED I was an M.) It's all down to Giant's bizarre sizing schema, and their ideas of what someone our height should fit, never mind the length of our inseam or length of our arms.
Anyway, I ended up, happily, with an M/L Defy--"effective" top tube, 54cm-- and that's the size Anyroad you need to be trying. In any other brand, you'll probably need a 54, as I do.
Good luck, and keep us posted!
I fit a 54 very well, and can even fit some 56s. (My competitive cyclist fit numbers put me on a 55) When I decided on a Giant Defy, suddenly all the LBSs around were trying to fit me on a S or M Giant. Which was CRAZY. (One place INSISTED I was a small, another INSISTED I was an M.) It's all down to Giant's bizarre sizing schema, and their ideas of what someone our height should fit, never mind the length of our inseam or length of our arms.
Anyway, I ended up, happily, with an M/L Defy--"effective" top tube, 54cm-- and that's the size Anyroad you need to be trying. In any other brand, you'll probably need a 54, as I do.
Good luck, and keep us posted!
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