Thread: Where did the 21 & 22 inch ATB's go?
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Old 10-01-23, 05:40 PM
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Originally Posted by cyccommute
There were never that many to begin with. 21” to 22” mountain bikes are certainly closer to the tail of the normal curve than the middle. A 22” mountain bike is for someone who rides a 60 to 62cm road bike. That’s for someone 6’3” or so.
I'm 6'4" and ride 62-63cm on the road and only ever found "good" mountain bikes up to 21". The 22" and 23" options seemed like they were only midrange bikes.
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