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What do the taller people ride? (warning possible heightist material)
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I'm 6ft 4 and I'm thinking steel hardtail (only need a frame)
Orange P7, Genesis Altitude 30 frame or Sanderson Life? Any ideas/reviews etc??
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im 6ft 7
xl santa cruz bullit with lay back seat post
20" giant reign
Had a 20" orange patriot which was perfect but now for sale frame only, £350Posted 2 years ago # -
6'3"
19" turner 5 spot
19.5" kinesis maxlight
60cm Airborne Carpe DiemI tend to err on the smaller side for mtb frames. Anything over 20" feels like a gate
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6'5" recently gone from xl stumpy fsr to 20" orange 5 and loving it
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6'3" and on a 19.5" Cannondale Jekyll, a 20.5" Rocky Mountain Vertex RSL and a 21" Rocky Mountain Hammer. Much prefer the fit of the RM's but have recently put a new fork with longer steerer on the 'dale to give the same bar height.
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Sanderson Life looks good and is well finished .The Genesis has rack mounts both are long in the top tube .The p7 is a bit heavy .My choice would be the Genesis .Although at 6ft 4 of leg I find 20inch frames barely big enough even with a 400mm seatpost
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6'3"
19.5" Hustler
20" ti456
20" InbredPosted 2 years ago # -
I'm amazed at how many tall chaps are on here, particularly in the 6'5"+ category.
I'd ride a smaller frame if possible because they are far more chuckable but with a 39/40" inside leg and nigh on 7' arm span i just get the biggest possible. They may all ride like gates but then that's all i've ever known so i wouldn't know any better. I tend to keep up with most of the people i ride with so they can't be that bad.
We should all have a big lads ride out one day, it'd scare the sh1t out of people to see a hoard of giants pedalling towards them!!
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@MrTall I reckon you could just have a 'big lads' ride with the Singletrack world members from Worcestershire!
(wait for me to get/finish my bike though)
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MrTall - Member
We should all have a big lads ride out one day, it'd scare the sh1t out of people to see a hoard of giants pedalling towards them!!
I'd be up for that!
Remember we're not tall, they're all short
6'6
22in Kona Kula
21in Spesh Stumpy
21in Trek FuelHave ridden 29ers (Kona's mostly) but not yet convinced about mud clearance / having to run another set of wheels.
60cm Ribble Winter
62cm Giant Crosser
25in Condor Fixie
63cm ColnagoI guess as this thread shows we're 'lucky' that at the top end we are increasing being accomodated for. 36in leg jeans, 38 in sleeve shirts, size 15/50 shoes, I find I can get stuff locally now that I'd have to spend ages searching for 10 years ago.
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6'4 and ride a Large Cannondale Jekyll and custom sized Roberts and large Giant Defy Advanced.
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6'5"
on XL Nicolai Helius CC/Helius AC/Argon FR.Remember we can do full custom on any of our frames - we've done full sus bikes to properly fit people up to 6'9".
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The problem with a lot of mass market full suss frames is that the platform is usually designed around a 18inch size so for us tall people they always feel odd when they size up.
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I'm amazed at the response here, really didn't realise they're are so many of us! Lots for me to think about here, thanks
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1.97m / 6'5 1/2"
Present rides:
Giant Trance XL 2008 (says 22" on the box, but I've measured it as being 20.5")
Giant Defy 2.5 XLHalfway through building a 20" slot inbred (with 420mm seatpost)
Intending on buying a cross bike this year - probably 62cm Jake the SnakeI really like the idea of a 29er. Not so much because I'm tall, but more because they seem like they'd suit our Westcountry xc trails. Kona King Kahuna is high on my list (bit pricey though).
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6'3" just got an 18" alpine 160 for DH thrashing!
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I'm 6"4 with a 36 inside leg
I ride a 21" cove Stiffee
an xl giant reign
and a 64cm dawes racer (the biggest entry level road bike i could find)]Martin
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Goddamn that's some big ass cyclists
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clubber - Member
6'5"And I still don't understand why (other than for purely cosmetic proportional reasons) people think that a 29er wheel is any better for a tall rider. ........ so if a 29er is supposedly superior for tall riders, why aren't you queing up for 32ers and even 36ers?
We know you don't get it (but you've not really tried to get it). Many tall people 'get' it on 29ers and some people like riding a bike that feels like a bmx under them. You tend not to 'get' it as soon as you throw your leg over it - it takes a few rides. Both the 6"4'+ other blokes who have ridden both my 29ers could tell the difference between them - and both found the Sultan to 'feel just like a 26" bike that fitted' rather than the slightly slower feel of the Scandal.
We're not queuing up for 32ers and 36ers because that is too big and beyond reason - I'd love one tho, but not for everyday riding.Posted 2 years ago # -
6ft 6" here and I ride:
XL Yeti 575 - Highly recommended as a do anything bike - it's huge!
XL Commencal Meta 6 - Smaller than the Yeti, set up more for DH etc
21" On One Scandal 29er - Not ridden it yet, will finish it this weekend!Posted 2 years ago # -
Only 6'2" and a bit
I feel small round these parts now
can't believe how many really!! tall guys there are in here
love my 29ers, I just felt a bit perched on my old 20inch Giant XTC after going 29
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6'4" here, with a custom spec 21.5" Gary Fisher Bitter. Lovely long GF top tubes are the best fit I've found for my frame, but wish I had the dough for a Turner Sultan - beautiful. Do like the BMX-feel of a 26er with a dropped seatpost on the technical stuff, though...
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6'5"
XL Singular Gryphon
XL Astrix Monk
21" IF Steel Deluxe 29er
XL Big Dummy
61cm Crosscheck
61cm 70's Olmo CompetitionPosted 2 years ago # -
ooh... I feel small here... a piddling (nearly) 6ft 4ins.
ATM I ride an:
XL Swift
XL Superlight (26 inch wheels)
XL Giany Bowery
XL Boardman Team CarbonPosted 2 years ago # -
We're not queuing up for 32ers and 36ers because that is too big and beyond reason
Couldn't anyone make exactly the same argument for 29ers though?
If people of 5'10" (and less) can ride 29ers then surely us proper sized people should be scaling up in proportion if bigger wheels inherently fitted us better, no?
I'll stop now, we won't agree, I just don't think that the '29ers fit tall people better' is in danger of becoming accepted wisdom despite there being no real logic to it other than it looks right.
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Clubber I guess it could also be a 'self-fulfilling' prophecy as the more that 'theory' gets banded about the more 29ers get made in 'large' sizes to meet demand whilst companies don't make XL+ size 26" wheeled bikes?
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Exactly. Not something I want.
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Hi - 6ft 4ins
Currently riding -
XL (21.5") Trek Remedy 8
20.5" Genesis Altitude 10Both bikes look big to the small people, but feel just right when I'm riding them!
PS - both have proper wheels Posted 2 years ago # -
A mere 6'4" here. Currently riding:
Custom 21.5" Lightspeed Ocoee (which would look much nicer with 29" wheels, but rides great)
Large Specialized Pitch (a bit snug, but very chuckable)
60cm Kinesis CrosslightI'd like to add a 29er to the mix, but wouldn't want to part with one of these, so would have to get divorced, which would be bad.
Teadrinker - I had a 20" Sanderson Life which fitted great and I'd still have now if it hadn't been nicked. I've got quite a long torso (34" inside leg), so might not be so great for the longer limbed.
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6'3" here, riding a 19" soul, and just built up a 29er using parts from my old roadrat on an On-one frame to try it out (fully rigid). I really like the ride of the 29er, will be upgrading the frame to a Niner MCR, bought secondhand off here for £500, probably the first time I've seen a frame I want in my size!. I would say that a 29er is just like a road bike on steroids, the advantages of rolling speed etc translated into a bike capable of going off road. My 26er soul is still the bike of choice for peak district rides though so its definitely not the end of 26ers as we know it, just a road bike for mountain bikers ...
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Kona King Kahuna is high on my list (bit pricey though).
I liked the look of those bikes, but after contacting Kona UK about availability, they said they wont be importing any despite their website showing them as a 2010 model. Poor show IMO.
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@ 6'5" I thought I was one of only a few people on here with similar heights, as said before I'm very impressed that I'm not! My rides are:
21" Cove HJ
XL 20.5" Meta 6, smaller top tube than the Cove but that's what you want on that type of bike.
22.5" Trek 7.3 FX commuter (700cc wheels)All the bikes fit well but I would have liked a longer head tube on the Meta more like the the Cove with a 6" head tube. I need to run 40mm in spacers on the Meta unlike the 22.5mm on the HJ. The idea of a tall dudes ride would be interesting & good, Would be great to see other peoples bikes and even a chance to try before buying. As most will know getting a test bike in larger sizes is a complete pain to say the least.
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Blimey! It's just wrong when at 6ft3 I have to look up to people, and get a crick in my neck.
Anyway, mine's:
Large, black Cotic Soul (19inch I think?)Posted 2 years ago # -
6'4.5"
XL giant trance (21") w 100mm stem and inline seatpost
XL XtC (21.5") w 100mm stem and inline seatpost
18" 456SS w 50mm stem and slightly laid back seatpost (looks small on me but is chucky)
11" Jump bike Posted 2 years ago #
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