What size bike do you ride?
10-06-16, 05:04 PM
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What size bike do you ride?
Yeah, I know, it varies, and some look at TT length, etc., but the classic, diamond frame center to center frame size is what I'm suggesting.
Might be nice to know if you're looking to make a trade, buy, etc. from a forum member. Or heck, got a C&V visitor to your town? Lots of us have visitor bikes...
I'm a 60cm, if yer wondering.
Might be nice to know if you're looking to make a trade, buy, etc. from a forum member. Or heck, got a C&V visitor to your town? Lots of us have visitor bikes...
I'm a 60cm, if yer wondering.
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10-06-16, 05:09 PM
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25" Carlton geometry, 64 cm Italian fit me perfectly (with their short top tubes)
My CX frame is 60 cm, and has a longer top tube length
6'3", 36"inseam - I can fit my open hand between top tube and saddle.
My CX frame is 60 cm, and has a longer top tube length
6'3", 36"inseam - I can fit my open hand between top tube and saddle.
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10-06-16, 05:13 PM
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I'm ideally on a ~57cm despite being 6'1, blame it on short legs.
Many of the bikes in my garage are smaller than that, or taller. But my friends come in many shapes and sizes
Many of the bikes in my garage are smaller than that, or taller. But my friends come in many shapes and sizes
10-06-16, 05:21 PM
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If you had set this up as Poll w/ increments of sizing it would have been easier to "vote" and more pseudo-informative at a glance.
Since frame size is dependent on person-size/adaptation and use:
My bikes? They fit me like this old race bike did/does: 56x56 CT/CC.
-Bandera
Since frame size is dependent on person-size/adaptation and use:
My bikes? They fit me like this old race bike did/does: 56x56 CT/CC.
-Bandera
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10-06-16, 05:28 PM
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With a 37in. inseam a 62 still has a lot of seatpost and stem showing AND they are hard to find in ones you want but I have been pretty successful at hoarding some good ones lately. 
10-06-16, 05:31 PM
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I like my bikes with a center-of-crankset to top-of-saddle measurement of 73cm.
10-06-16, 05:32 PM
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I prefer 56X56. The top tube length is most important to me. I am 5 feet and 11 and shrinking.
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10-06-16, 05:42 PM
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My Medici is a 57 and the CAAD10 is a 56. I prefer to use old school fit on the Medici, not quite as much rise on the seat, and a slightly longer top tube, the CAAD10 is more along the lines of thought for contemporary framesets, more seat post rise and the top tube gets a little shorter, but only slightly. The stems on both are 100mm length though.
I am 6'-1" but only a 32" inseam, short legs and long torso.
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I am 6'-1" but only a 32" inseam, short legs and long torso.
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I'm 5' 10" with longish legs ( a family trait).
My Trek is 22.5 which I feel is a tad small but doable for sure. Another bike I had and my new (to me) touring bike are 23 inches which is what I'll call perfect.
I'm new to MTBs but the Panasonic I just got is a 20 inch (seat tube). Seemed fine on the test ride so we shall see.
My Trek is 22.5 which I feel is a tad small but doable for sure. Another bike I had and my new (to me) touring bike are 23 inches which is what I'll call perfect.
I'm new to MTBs but the Panasonic I just got is a 20 inch (seat tube). Seemed fine on the test ride so we shall see.
10-06-16, 06:57 PM
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We are very similar.
Current favorite is 61, and I stand over, but its the top end of what I own or would ride as its tight clearance. I have multiple smaller within a few cm that fit fine. My favorite fixed is also a 61, I call her "Christine" as she will hurt me (and has) if I don't act right and it seems like a long way down.
Current favorite is 61, and I stand over, but its the top end of what I own or would ride as its tight clearance. I have multiple smaller within a few cm that fit fine. My favorite fixed is also a 61, I call her "Christine" as she will hurt me (and has) if I don't act right and it seems like a long way down.
10-06-16, 07:34 PM
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OMG ..... really? Rule of thumb........ If yer 6' tall try a 60cm frame, If yer shorter go less. If yer taller go more.
10-06-16, 07:39 PM
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10-06-16, 08:19 PM
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6'3", 37" inseam. 62cm ctc Merckx Team SC, 25.5" ctt (64cm ctc)Trek 700. If I were having one made, it'd be 65x60 ctc with a 72 deg seat angle and probably an extended headtube. I ride with my stem ~1" below the saddle and don't like a lot of stem or post showing.
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23"/ 58cm. I'm 5'7", 32" inseam. The distance from the top of the seat tube lug to the top of the saddle, measured parallel to the seat tube, is just over 5 1/4". The amount of seatpost showing depends on the saddle, but on my Fuji Sagres I've got 3" of seatpost showing. An LBS employee who saw my Sagres said I had a "slammed saddle," I guess he doesn't like old school bike fit.
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57 cm is the sweet spot but most of my bikes are 56. I'm another one of those tall guys with short legs 6'2" , 32" inseam.
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63cm/25"/64cm
Im 6'5 but the above sizes are about the biggest classic frames came. Yes, there are 27" frames, but most are lower end and whats available is rare. They work well, just a bit more seatpost and stem.
I have a new 65cm steel frame with an ever so slight sloping top tube and its about perfect.
Im 6'5 but the above sizes are about the biggest classic frames came. Yes, there are 27" frames, but most are lower end and whats available is rare. They work well, just a bit more seatpost and stem.
I have a new 65cm steel frame with an ever so slight sloping top tube and its about perfect.
10-06-16, 08:54 PM
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6'2 with stump legs (32-33" inseam) and most of my height is torso. I can ride 60 through 63cm frames. I prefer a 59 top tube and a 61 seat tube is about perfect.
10-06-16, 09:20 PM
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59 to 61 range. Longer top tubes are better. I prefer to stretch out, and typically run a 130mm stem.
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10-06-16, 09:24 PM
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64 C-T for traditional fit. (or 62.5 C-C if you prefer)
6'2" and longish legs, so a moderate TT of 58 works for me.
6'2" and longish legs, so a moderate TT of 58 works for me.
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I'm not too picky. My bikes range from 53 to 57 cm in seat tube. Over the years, I became willing to ride smaller and smaller frames. I think I need to go in the other direction now, since I think I'm better off with handlebars not much lower than 1" below the saddle.
I'm about 5'9" tall. I think my PBH is 33", and my pants inseam is 30". I'm another long-torso'd guy.
I recently read an article that said your bike size should be based on your height, not your inseam. This is starting to make sense to me, at least now.
I'm about 5'9" tall. I think my PBH is 33", and my pants inseam is 30". I'm another long-torso'd guy.
I recently read an article that said your bike size should be based on your height, not your inseam. This is starting to make sense to me, at least now.
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