I’m 5’8.5″
Would I be better on small or medium frame?
What do you all ride?

I’m 5’7″ and on a medium. Works for me. Hope that helps

Cheers, I’ve never ridden a small frame. Always mediums.

5’8.5″? Since when? 😉 Gary’s got a medium capra in Ross I think. As far as I know he’s doing the WVW ride Saturday if you’re about

Im 5 foot 11 and ride a Large. I test rode a Medium, for me it was way too small. So for you Id go Medium.

See if you can have a sit / carpark spin on one. I bumped into a few owners in the carpark at the FoD. Spent ages chatting and sitting and carpark riding.

Im near Oxford if you want to see what a large is like.

Trusty. I’m 5’9 in heels 😉

Widge, steer clear of the small, try Gary’s med and if you want a comparison I’m riding a large and I’m 5’9″ ish

Give me a shout if you want to throw a leg over it

I know someone who had a medium whyte G150 that thought it was a bit big so bought a small capra for his next bike. Looks like a BMX when he is on it, geo wise a large capra was more similar to his medium so beware comparing them to other bikes…

Widge, steer clear of the small, try Gary’s med and if you want a comparison I’m riding a large and I’m 5’9″ ish

Give me a shout if you want to throw a leg over it

Cheers. Thanks for the offer. I’m sure the medium would be fine as YT sizing suggests a small for me. Strangely they advise a large for the Jeffsy.

They recommend a large Jeffsy? That’s surprising as the measurements are similar to my large Vitus.

Definately not a small. My friend who is 5’9″ has a medium and it is too small for him. I’m 5’8″ and medium suits me ok, but I prefer did prefer very small frames. I would definitely try one first, if you have ape like arms a Large might suit you better.

I would never ever buy a YT though! The only thing that hasn’t been replaced on my friends bike is the frame, but that has an oval headset cup that the bearings rattle in, they said is normal. 2 Months for replacing each parts is pretty poor (shock x2, forks x2, BB, Seatpost x2, Wheels).. That’s over 6 months his bike has been in bits on the floor awaiting replacement parts. There are a lot of people who have not had a single problem, I’m sure they will mention it after this post. 😆
😉

It is a good bike though, when it works.

*mentions it*

I am 178cm and I have large. A medium would be way to small for me. For your height I would def go for medium.

You replacing the ‘dale, Widge?

No. keeping the Beast Rick. Might get a full susser at some point. Good price on the Capra at the moment though. Although I have heard of a lot of reliability issues with them. Like the Vitus Escarpe too.

im 5ft11 on a large – wouldn’t have wanted it any smaller, you’re 100% a medium unless you like a larger bike then you should get a large. However the medium will probably feel bang on as a standard “medium” they don’t seem particularly odd with their sizing.

Yep 100% medium. I’m 6ft and borderline it being too small to be honest, you maybe even like a large with a 125mm drop post. You’re welcome to throw a leg over mine in Staffordshire. I had the seat stay changed on mine as I was unhappy with the paint quality which was super easy and a credit to Yt. No other issues at all, they’re not all bad ha!

I’m 5’10 and I have a medium. tried a large and a medium back to back (couple of mates had them already) and the large just didn’t feel right. Rode it at an uplift and a couple of big all day rides in the lakes and it was comfy. I expect if I got a large I would be fine on that too….so try both if you can.