frame size advice for tall people
allterrain
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Hi,
I'm 6'5" and am looking to buy a road racing bike. Please could someone advise what frame size I would need.
Thanks a lot.
I'm 6'5" and am looking to buy a road racing bike. Please could someone advise what frame size I would need.
Thanks a lot.
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As Peddlers said, different makers offer varied sizes. I had the same problem when I bought a bike a few weeks ago - I am 6'3" and didn't know what to look for. To further complicate things, the bike makers don't all follow the same measurements - i.e you may only need a 58cm frame for a Trek bike but a 60cm frame for some other maker. The frame size also depends on your proportions e.g. length of leg vs arm length.
As a starting point you can check the websites for the main makers (e.g. Trek, Felt, Specialized, Look etc) - most of them will have a table that should show you roughly what size you would need in that make. After that, it would be worth getting properly measured at a bike shop. I know that Swim, Bike, Run (SBR) do this at their shops in Fulham and Windsor and other companies probably do too. SBR charge £30 for the 'fitting', which is free if you then buy a bike from them. It'll measure all the key parts - inside leg, shoulder width, arm length, height, feet etc and then put them into a computer. You then get a print out that shows the frame size you need and the heights/angles that all the other bike parts should be (e.g. handlebar height, pedal/seat/handlebar angle etc) so that you can set your bike up exactly.
Hope this makes some sense. As a rough guess, I'd say you'd need a 60cm (I was on the cusp between 58 and 60).
Mike
I recently got measured up for a specialzed bike and they went for a 61cm as opposed to 58, but I guess there wasn't anything in between.
I'm 6ft 4".
I'm 6ft 7" - torso, arms , legs 37" step over all in good proportion -- Trek and Cannondale = 63cm + lots of seat post and an inverted stem !! (Road Bike), also when quoting sizes , the compact / horizontal top tube option will influence as well
The major factor is that the bike must be comfortable -- XL sizes in other makes were not big enough since the saddle would have been far too high compared to the bars, I am not as flexible as I used to be !!!
Off to LBS tomorrow to size up my new bike & order it [:)]