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Looking for a hardtail frame for easy xc stuff i am 6ft 5 normal proportions not sur what size frame to go for thinking 21 inch what do you tall guys ride ta
a bike 😛
20-21" would be the std advice, but it also depends on how your bodies shapped, long or short legs?
Also the defactor advice is maybe also check out a 29-er, as they can fit tall buggers a lot better.
xl singular swift.
60cm surly lht
6'4" - 22" kona king, 20" sanderson ss, 21" scandal 29er geared HT.
Scandal 29er makes a lot of sense, looks right and feels fun. Better frames about for more $$ though
6ft 4"
19.5" Swift
21" Big top
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6ft 3" on a 21" On One Scandal 29er
bloody heck, some reet lanky geyts on here in't there?
6' 4"
XL swift
XL Stumpjumper FSR
Had a 20" inbred before the swift, never felt right. The swift does.
6'7" here
21" ScandAL
23" Turner Sultan
27" Cannondale road bike
You'll be reet on a ScandAL - try mine if you're near Bristol.
6'5" XL Heckler and 21" Cove Handjob
6'4:
21" Giant trance FS
20" inbred tourer
18" 456 hack bike
18" patriot66 Big bike.
Looking at getting a 19" cotic soul..
im only 6' 2
so i ride a Scoot
Thanks for the offer tootall but iam in liverpool
i havea salsa bandito at the moment 24 inch which i wil swap the bits over to so dont want to go 29er route does the scandal have v brake bosses maybe time to upgrade to discs
Might be able to help.
I've got a mate (taller than you) with a Kona Kula Delux for sale.
22" from memory with Fox Vanilla R forks.
Let me know if interested and I'll put you in touch as he doesn't post on here yet.
Tim
6'3" and a bit and ride a 16.5" or 17", I've never understood why you need a gate.
6'4" here. I ride a XL Santa Cruz Superlight and a 21" Kona Cinder Cone.
6'4" and ride a 19" Cotic Soda, which feels perfect, but friends say the post looks too long (technically it isn't), and a 22" Niner RIP9, which also seems to fit. Looks a bit of a gate though, even with te wagon wheels.
I'm 6'5" and I ride this 21" maxlight xc120 ...
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or I did, but don't get much of a chance any more so it's for sale (with discs and forks), email me if you are interested 🙂
I'm 6'5 and ride a 21" Orange P7 & a 22" Kona Cindercone.
I'm6'4" and ride a Cannondale Trail SL1 in Large.
schrickvr6 - Member
6'3" and a bit and ride a 16.5" or 17", I've never understood why you need a gate.
To avoid extra long stems, to avoid stacks of spacers or bars 6" below saddle height, to avoid being past maximum extension on the seat frame, which might be quite different to the maximum extension to the seat-post..
6'3" and a bit and ride a 16.5" or 17", I've never understood why you need a gate.
Have you short legs ? or do you ride with a very bent knee position.Im an inch taller than you and just squeeze onto a 20inch frame .Seat height 82cm seat rail to bb centre .A 400mm post is nearly long enough
6'4 and a bit. Ride a L/XL commencal supreme, a DMR drone (normal sized?) and an 18" marin hardtail.
I'll be taking delivery of a 20" OnOne summer season soon to replace the marin. I know it's closer to the correct size of frame for me but i'm a bit worried that i've bought a frame that's too big. Ever since riding a 22" diamondback about 20 years ago that was just horrible I've always rode bikes that were a little on the small side.
6ft3
22" Kona Kula (feels a touch big)
21" Spesh Hardrock
60cm Surly Long Haul Trucker
57cm Kaffenback. A touch small but rideable (and dirt cheap)
This guy's got a Giant Trance with a 46" frame ???? That should be big enough !!!
I would look at 29ers though as they look a better fit on tall people.
Tom ygm
6'5", 35" inside leg
XL Singular Swift
20" inbred
20" Kona
61 cm road bike
60 cm cx bike
6'3" and a bit and ride a 16.5" or 17", I've never understood why you need a gate.Have you short legs ? or do you ride with a very bent knee position.Im an inch taller than you and just squeeze onto a 20inch frame .Seat height 82cm seat rail to bb centre .A 400mm post is nearly long enough
I think its you who has freak legs with that seat height!
well i ended up getting a s/h kinesis xc2 off fleabay 21 1/2 inch fits perfect and rides great
6'2" but 37" inside leg (85cm bb to saddle), XL Cannondale Flash fits perfectly.
59-64cm road bikes depending on the top tube length.
6'3 and a bit. I ride a 19" with a 400mm post and 65mm stem. Just about get away with it. I like a slightly smaller frame, which isn't so easy when you have a 35" inside leg
6'5"
18" Inbred
20" Lava Dome
20" Kilauea
61-63cm in road bikes
Also in the "why ride a gate?" category.
6'4" 20" Kona, 20" On-One, currently on 19" 69 ers. Fixie is 60cm traditional, roadbike is 63cm equivalent sloping custom Roberts.
6ft2
Large singular swift
Large singular pegasus
19" voodoo wanga 69er
19" trek 69er SS
17.5" dialled PA
19" 1997 orange P7
56cm Trek 1.5
58cm Lemond Zurich
6'5"
XL Spesh Enduro FSR Pro 2004
21" Marin Nail trail
6ft 4" body like an orangutang ride a 23" giant for commuting and an inbred 456 20" for knarly stuff. Probably going to go for a singular swift when finances allow and sell the inbred frame.
6'4"
Cube Stereo 20"
Cotic Soul 19" (for sale in New Year)
Kona Jake 62cm
"6'3" and a bit and ride a 16.5" or 17", I've never understood why you need a gate"
Really?
Or do you not ride more 'cross-county-ish elements' as much/as seriously? As in uphill saddle in a 'proper' pedalling position, flat out (still pedally) stuff, much fully saddle up descending? other instances where a fitting frame benefits over one 2/3 sizes too small?
Rather than just very chuckable and jumpable?
Me
6'3 (a short arse on this thread .. )
Large (19"?) Spesh SJer FSR
20" Sanderson
had a 21" Giant XTC
21.5" Trek 4100, used as a commuter/sort of tourer
'Large' (upto 6'1) Pinnacle Camino ..
May have a 19.5" El Guapo on the way
6'4" ride a 19" orange crush and a 17" 224.
Really want a go on a 29er!
6'7" here and all arms and legs
21" Inbred 29er SS
22" Salsa Big Mama FS
23" Spesh Rockhopper 29er HT
24" XXL Fargo
66cm Canyon Roadbike
Old 21" Hardrock, my last remaining 26" bike
6'5
21" Orange P7
22" Kona Condercone
My mate's a giant like you. He rides a Santa Cruz Tallboy
6'6"
Custom 29er hartail
xxl (20") kona coiler dee-lux which will be changed to a custom frame when finances allow.
Customs the way to go unless you want high rise bars, 30 degree stems and stacks of stem spacers!
Only about 6'3" here, ride an XL Singular Swift and Gryphon.
Edric 64 - Member
6'3" and a bit and ride a 16.5" or 17", I've never understood why you need a gate.Have you short legs ? or do you ride with a very bent knee position.Im an inch taller than you and just squeeze onto a 20inch frame .Seat height 82cm seat rail to bb centre .A 400mm post is nearly long enough
16.5 or 17 what? c-c or c-t? To me it's ett length that's important, but even with a saddle height a few cm lower than yours (81cm to top of saddle) I think I'd struggle to get the saddle high enough on such a short ST.
6'5" 35" inside leg trousers
XL Singular Swift - 82cm saddle height (centre BB to top of saddle along the seat tube/post)
20" Inbred (26") - 82cm saddle height
20" Kona - 83cm saddle height
60cm CX bike - 83cm saddle height
61cm road bike - 84cm saddle height
Basically, top tube lengths of 24" - 25"ish for mtbs and 59-60cm for road