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Frame sizing for a newbie
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Frame sizing for a newbie
Postby raoulduke » Sat Mar 09, 2013 7:09 pm
Can anyone recommend the best frame size for a first time fixed rider? I'm 5' 10" and my inseam is roughly 30"
thanks
thanks
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Re: Frame sizing for a newbie
Postby HLC » Sat Mar 09, 2013 7:28 pm
raoulduke wrote:Can anyone recommend the best frame size for a first time fixed rider? I'm 5' 10" and my inseam is roughly 30"
thanks
52-54cm should be ok I would think.
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Re: Frame sizing for a newbie
Postby Dan » Mon Apr 15, 2013 12:15 pm
I say 59.5cm top tube, 62cm seat tube, 173mm head tube at 71.69 degrees, 76.33 degree seat tube angle and 412.5mm chain stays. If that doesn't fit, paint it red so your arms reach better.
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Re: Frame sizing for a newbie
Postby rustychisel » Mon Apr 15, 2013 3:23 pm
Actually,
your height divided by pi (3.14 something, look it up) gets very damn close to the correct sized top tube for nearly everyone, I just discovered. Unless you're a gorilla or a gazelle, in which case you need a circus bike.
But truly, I'm the same height as you and in the normal percentile. The correct TT bike for me is 56cm, and one of mine is a 55. Pretty close.
your height divided by pi (3.14 something, look it up) gets very damn close to the correct sized top tube for nearly everyone, I just discovered. Unless you're a gorilla or a gazelle, in which case you need a circus bike.
But truly, I'm the same height as you and in the normal percentile. The correct TT bike for me is 56cm, and one of mine is a 55. Pretty close.
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Re: Frame sizing for a newbie
Postby Dan » Mon Apr 15, 2013 3:27 pm
I like the life of Pi bit, but seriously, OP should just pay for a bike fit.
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Re: Frame sizing for a newbie
Postby rustychisel » Mon Apr 15, 2013 3:50 pm
Dan wrote:I like the life of Pi bit, but seriously, OP should just pay for a bike fit.
Why? Up until 10 years ago no-one would have thought of paying for a bike fit. Get some advice, yes.
I got the idea the OP wanted a cheapish angle on things.
Read here http://forums.thepaceline.net/showthread.php?t=123332 on the pi idea and decide for yourself whether to be serious about it or not.
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Re: Frame sizing for a newbie
Postby Dan » Mon Apr 15, 2013 4:04 pm
rustychisel wrote:Dan wrote:I like the life of Pi bit, but seriously, OP should just pay for a bike fit.
Why? Up until 10 years ago no-one would have thought of paying for a bike fit. Get some advice, yes.
I got the idea the OP wanted a cheapish angle on things.
Read here http://forums.thepaceline.net/showthread.php?t=123332 on the pi idea and decide for yourself whether to be serious about it or not.
I think you misunderstood. I'm not debating the Pi idea - If it works for you it works for you.
Regarding the "here's two measurements what size bike do I need" brain fart, I suggested a bike fit because its one way of getting an (arguably) correct fit, as is buying different sized frames until one fits correctly. I haven't had a bike fit, and probably wouldn't either, but I know of people who have, and who are now more comfortable as a result. I also know of people who think they wasted their money.
Even with general advice on sizing, angles may come into it - I mean, can anyone tell me why one of the five 56cm frames I've bought over the past year doesn't fit me, while all the others do?
I think the OP is just lazy. For example - my arm is 62cm long and I am 186cm tall - what is the right size for me?
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Re: Frame sizing for a newbie
Postby Nobody » Mon Apr 15, 2013 10:21 pm
Yes, angles do come into it. Link below is from my previous post.Dan wrote:Even with general advice on sizing, angles may come into it - I mean, can anyone tell me why one of the five 56cm frames I've bought over the past year doesn't fit me, while all the others do?
http://www.rivbike.com/v/vspfiles/asset ... xcerpt.pdf
Dan wrote:I think the OP is just lazy.

Do the calculator.Dan wrote:For example - my arm is 62cm long and I am 186cm tall - what is the right size for me?

http://www.avantlink.com/click.php?tt=c ... ATOR_INTRO
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Frame sizing for a newbie
Postby Dan » Mon Apr 15, 2013 11:53 pm
Yeah, probably got the brunt of seeing 'will this bike fit me?' forty thousand times...
Re: link, Americans with an understanding of sarcasm always make me smile.
Re: link, Americans with an understanding of sarcasm always make me smile.
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