Sizing up to XL @ 6'1" with 34" inseam (Vitus Mythique 27 VRX 2020)
06-05-21, 08:44 AM
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Sizing up to XL @ 6'1" with 34" inseam (Vitus Mythique 27 VRX 2020)
I saw the rare 2020 Mythique 27 VRX pop up on a classifieds website (rare because it's in the United States), but it's for an XL.
I'm a whisker under 6'1", with a 34" inseam.
The Mythique VRX website says my height is on the high end of a Large, but my inseam on the low end of XL.
Should I pass on it knowing I'm probably better heighted for a Large (at the high end), or go for it seeing that my inseam (presumably for standover height) is a match at XL?
I'm a whisker under 6'1", with a 34" inseam.
The Mythique VRX website says my height is on the high end of a Large, but my inseam on the low end of XL.
Should I pass on it knowing I'm probably better heighted for a Large (at the high end), or go for it seeing that my inseam (presumably for standover height) is a match at XL?
06-06-21, 10:28 AM
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I took a look at the geometry on their web site. I’m your height and leg length. Have not ridden one but test road a few other newer 29ers while shopping. For a mountain bike on tight technical single track I’d go large. For trails with not a lot of tight turns you could stretch to the extra large. They do look nice. Wish their were dealers in the US.
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Is 34” your pants length or your cycling inseam?
i wear 30” inseam trousers but have a cycling inseam of 32.5
this is basically the height of your pubic bone and can be determined by putting a flat object between your legs and backing up to a wall - mark where it hits assuming it is level, then measure down from there. Its a longer measurement than trouser length for.most people and it looks like Vitus specifies the inside leg measurement on their website, which would indicate the “cycling leglength”
but a test ride trumps everything
i wear 30” inseam trousers but have a cycling inseam of 32.5
this is basically the height of your pubic bone and can be determined by putting a flat object between your legs and backing up to a wall - mark where it hits assuming it is level, then measure down from there. Its a longer measurement than trouser length for.most people and it looks like Vitus specifies the inside leg measurement on their website, which would indicate the “cycling leglength”
but a test ride trumps everything
