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Giant sizing
Postby Ross » Wed Aug 29, 2012 10:14 am
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Re: Giant sizing
Postby Ross » Wed Aug 29, 2012 12:14 pm
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Re: Giant sizing
Postby usernameforme » Wed Aug 29, 2012 12:21 pm

If your testing a Defy I'd go M/L as the TT is shorter and the HT is longer (less reach than the TCR). TCR wise I'd go for a Medium, but if you have a long torso perhaps a M/L. What brand is your current bike?
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Re: Giant sizing
Postby rkelsen » Wed Aug 29, 2012 12:47 pm
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Re: Giant sizing
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Re: Giant sizing
Postby RonK » Wed Aug 29, 2012 7:07 pm
rkelsen wrote:56cm seems small for someone 180cm tall. Do you have short legs?
I don't think so - 56cm with a 100mm stem is spot on for me at 182cm.
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Re: Giant sizing
Postby rkelsen » Wed Aug 29, 2012 7:28 pm
RonK wrote:rkelsen wrote:56cm seems small for someone 180cm tall. Do you have short legs?
I don't think so - 56cm with a 100mm stem is spot on for me at 182cm.
compact or conventional?
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Re: Giant sizing
Postby Marty Moose » Wed Aug 29, 2012 7:49 pm
__PG__ wrote:Gee I'd wish Giant would specify stack and reach.
Think they do on their website.. I'm 5'10 ride a medium with a 120 stem and 175 cranks.
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Re: Giant sizing
Postby GolferGoneMad » Wed Aug 29, 2012 8:06 pm

Giant TCR 0 2014
Giant Defy 1
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Re: Giant sizing
Postby landscapecadmonkey » Thu Aug 30, 2012 4:14 am
RonK wrote:rkelsen wrote:56cm seems small for someone 180cm tall. Do you have short legs?
I don't think so - 56cm with a 100mm stem is spot on for me at 182cm.
+1
im almost identical .
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Re: Giant sizing
Postby __PG__ » Thu Aug 30, 2012 11:19 am
Marty Moose wrote:__PG__ wrote:Gee I'd wish Giant would specify stack and reach.
Think they do on their website.
Where? Got a link?
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Re: Giant sizing
Postby SmellyTofu » Thu Aug 30, 2012 1:07 pm
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Re: Giant sizing
Postby Marty Moose » Thu Aug 30, 2012 2:01 pm
__PG__ wrote:Marty Moose wrote:__PG__ wrote:Gee I'd wish Giant would specify stack and reach.
Think they do on their website.
Where? Got a link?
Doesn't show it you're right I was wrong:) Does show most frame geometries though, reach top tube plus stem but doesn't take into account set back so its meaningless, gives head tube height so you can very an ideas of stack height or the height of the front end.
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Re: Giant sizing
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