Frame sizing question

"alex887" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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I test rode a few bikes of different sizes at my LBS
recently and came

away

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feeling much more comfortable on the larger 21+ inche
frames. I am 6"2',

250

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lbs. The LBS tech tells me I belong on a 21' frame but it
just doesn't

feel

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right, weight balance or stability wise.

In fact, the most comfortable was a 24' hardrock frame
that dwarfed

anything

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else in the shop. My crotch clears the top tube by a 2'.

On the smaller sizes I am constantly shifting my butt back
on the seat

(seat

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adjusted all the way back) to get better weight
distribution. I tinckered with the seat of a large 21'
frame trying to determine if the seat angle

was

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a problem but not so.

My question is, are there any other dangers I face with
the larger frame (other than groin injuries due to 2'
clearance on stand over height)? And

is

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a larger frame weaker structurally than a smaller frame.

I am not too concerned with shaving weight over comfort as
I frequently do all day road trips and need to be
comfortable.

I ride 50/50 off-road and on. My off-road riding does not
include anything bigger than 1 foot dropoffs.

Hmmmm, you should ride what feels right, but.....I'm 6'3",
with a 36" inseam, and ride a 19", and my last was a 19.5".
Larger frames feel awkward, and clunky to me, and I'm not
very comfortable on them at all. Smaller frames seems to
feel more agile *to me*.

mojo says:

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Hmmmm, you should ride what feels right, but.....I'm 6'3",
with a 36" inseam, and ride a 19", and my last was a 19.5".
Larger frames feel awkward, and clunky to me, and I'm not
very comfortable on them at all. Smaller frames seems to
feel more agile *to me*.

It all boils down to your position in the family, and then
whether you grew up on a BMX or not. Younger children always
got hand-me-down bikes that were probably too large at the
time, so are used to larger frames. BMX folks could never
find a frame big enough as they grew older, so are more used
to little frames.

;-)

Steve

I totally agree with the smaller is agile feeling. My wife
has a 17' frame MTB. When I push the seat up and take it for
a ride I feel like I'm on my old kid-days Mongoose BMX bike
that I could do anything on. The bigger frames just feel
more suited to how I ride, mostly safe, flat stuff.

I was looking at wheelbases of downhill bikes and noticed
they had longer ones than regular MTB's. I guess this is due
to the fork angle but doesn't longer wheelbase translate to
better stability?

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"alex887" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

I test rode a few bikes of different sizes at my LBS
recently and came

away

Quoted message said:

feeling much more comfortable on the larger 21+ inche
frames. I am 6"2',

250

Quoted message said:

lbs. The LBS tech tells me I belong on a 21' frame but
it just doesn't

feel

Quoted message said:

right, weight balance or stability wise.

In fact, the most comfortable was a 24' hardrock frame
that dwarfed

anything

Quoted message said:

else in the shop. My crotch clears the top tube by a 2'.

On the smaller sizes I am constantly shifting my butt
back on the seat

(seat

Quoted message said:

adjusted all the way back) to get better weight
distribution. I

tinckered

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

with the seat of a large 21' frame trying to determine
if the seat angle

was

Quoted message said:

a problem but not so.

My question is, are there any other dangers I face with
the larger frame (other than groin injuries due to 2'
clearance on stand over height)?

And

Quoted message said:

is

Quoted message said:

a larger frame weaker structurally than a smaller frame.

I am not too concerned with shaving weight over comfort
as I frequently

do

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

all day road trips and need to be comfortable.

I ride 50/50 off-road and on. My off-road riding does
not include

anything

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

bigger than 1 foot dropoffs.

Hmmmm, you should ride what feels right, but.....I'm 6'3",
with a 36" inseam, and ride a 19", and my last was a
19.5". Larger frames feel

awkward,

Quoted message said:

and clunky to me, and I'm not very comfortable on them at
all. Smaller frames seems to feel more agile *to me*.

Quoted message said:

I was looking at wheelbases of downhill bikes and noticed
they had longer ones than regular MTB's. I guess this is
due to the fork angle but doesn't longer wheelbase
translate to better stability?

Yes, but often sharper turns are a little harder to make.

--
Phil, Squid-in-Training

That's another reason being the youngest kid sucked. Getting
a large frame to grow into means that inevitably you are
going to rack your nuts on the cross bar. As Martha Stewart
would say, It's not a good thing when your crotch hits the
cross bar before your feet hit the ground. The only good
thing is that this tends to happen before puberty.

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Quoted message said:

I test rode a few bikes of different sizes at my LBS
recently and came

away

Quoted message said:

feeling much more comfortable on the larger 21+ inche
frames. I am 6"2',

250

Quoted message said:

lbs. The LBS tech tells me I belong on a 21' frame but it
just doesn't

feel

Quoted message said:

right, weight balance or stability wise.

In fact, the most comfortable was a 24' hardrock frame
that dwarfed

anything

Quoted message said:

else in the shop. My crotch clears the top tube by a 2'.

On the smaller sizes I am constantly shifting my butt back
on the seat

(seat

Quoted message said:

adjusted all the way back) to get better weight
distribution. I tinckered with the seat of a large 21'
frame trying to determine if the seat angle

was

Quoted message said:

a problem but not so.

My question is, are there any other dangers I face with
the larger frame (other than groin injuries due to 2'
clearance on stand over height)? And

is

Quoted message said:

a larger frame weaker structurally than a smaller frame.

I am not too concerned with shaving weight over comfort as
I frequently do all day road trips and need to be
comfortable.

I ride 50/50 off-road and on. My off-road riding does not
include anything bigger than 1 foot dropoffs.

Thanks, Marc

try these two: bsn.comergobike.htmlOpen ↗
wrenchscience.comHeight.aspOpen ↗

and discover that there is more to bike sizing than inseam
length. In fact inseam lenght is only of minor importance,
as you can put your saddle higher or lower (within limits).

Bert l.

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