I'm 5'10" riding a 16" bfe and 18" commuter, contemplating going up a size.
6ft4''............21'' offroad.........24'' on road.
6 foot 3 - 20inch off road - 58cm on road
5 feet 8 - 17 in off-road, 52-54cm on road
6 foot 4
19" or 20" off road
60cm cyclocross (don't do road)
6' 1" - 20" off-road and 62cm fixie on road.
Not quite 6ft, but with a long inside leg (34"), so fit is a hard one with me.
My Kona HT is a 19" but to make it right it has acres of seatpost and high rise bars. A 21" would probably have been more suitable, but I didn't want a gate.
My '06 Enduro was a Large, as is my '08, but I still have a load of seatpost and short stem, as they are quite long anyway and the short torso doesn't help.
5'11"
Medium full suss
17.5" full suss
19" HT
22" SS (bit big for me, comuter bike)
56cm road bike
54cm TT bike (bit small for me)
17" HT retro-bike
Unicycle - how do I measure it?
5' 10" ride a medium (17.5/18) mountainbikes and a 54cm road bike.
6'1"
16"/17" MTB
56cm Road
So i am perhaps a bit small, 17" or 17.5" better.
keep the 16" BFe the larger size is a barge.
5ft 7
16" Full sus
Did have 17" and 17.5" hardtails but sold them
48cm road bike (compact framed)
keep the 16" BFe the larger size is a barge.
was thinking soul or simple after summer though i think.
5'9"
16" Inbred.
17" Ventana El-Ciclon
54cm Cougar Road bike (non compact - oldy worldy).
6'4''
19'' Heckler
17'' Alpine
18'' 456
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I reckon if you're really using the Bfe for what it's meant for 16'' would be right, if you want to go more XC then a bigger size would be a possibility. imo etc.
6'3"
varies between 18" & 20" MTB & 60cm road/CX
6'4", 19" hardtail, i saw some photos of myself riding it and it looks like a kids bike 😐
almost 5'5" and I ride a 14" hardtail. saw photos of myself and it just looks like a kid..
6ft 2
19"
18.5"
19"
56cm
6'3. medium gemini (think its a 16")
used to ride a 13" p3 for xc. was a giggle
6"7
xc- voodoo wanga 19"
dh- chameleon XL 21"
TheArtistFormerlyKnownAsSTR - Member
Not quite 6ft, but with a long inside leg (34"), so fit is a hard one with me.
My Kona HT is a 19" but to make it right it has acres of seatpost and high rise bars. A 21" would probably have been more suitable, but I didn't want a gate.
My '06 Enduro was a Large, as is my '08, but I still have a load of seatpost and short stem, as they are quite long anyway and the short torso doesn't help.
snap, same out of proportion body as you. Usually pick large and reduce the stem length to suit
I'm 5'11" with long legs,
20" commuter
17" DH bike
17" dialled apline with loooong seat post
I had a conversation with someone last night about bike size and the seat tube length isn't the only way to measure a bike size.
I've just found out both my BMX and my Soul are the same cockpit size by some wierd coincidence.
5'9" (and a half!)
16" Coyote Dual.
5'10"
Medium Turner 6 Pack
Medium Pace 305 (although I think a large would work just as well)
56cm Tricross
Used to Ride a medium Tracer with a 90mm stem
and a large Uzzi SL with a 70mm stem. They were equally as long.
6'2" 21" / 20" / Large + Don't go near road
6'5"
XL Spesh Enduro '04
22" Marin Nail trail, with the worlds longest head tube!
6'2"
17.5" BFe
21.4" BMX
62cm Road bike
Another 5'11" x 34" inside leg
18" on-one, 19" Kilauea, 58 cm road bike.
5ft 11 1/2 with 34 leg.
19" Giant XTC
58cm Trek 1200 road bike.
Always seem to fall in between sizes.Giant needed a layback and longer post to fit.Roadbike needed a shorter stem.
6"
Large Heckler ( [i]Possibly[/i] should have bought a medium...)
17.5" Handjob
56cm DeRosa Merak
54cm Focus CX
56cm Ribble
5'10"
15" (Small) Orange 224
19" (large) SC Blur LTc
17.5" Genesis io
17.5" Ridgeback commuter
54cm Trek Madone
6'3"
21" Old school geometry long TT race HT
20" Giant Anthem
19.5" LT HT
5'8" and a half
16" Identiti Mr Hyde
Small Iron Horse MKiii
6ft 2in
Ride an 18.5 Inch Genesis Alpitude
5ft 8in
Off road Medium 18" 23.5" TT
on road 50cm compact with a 53cm TT.
6'1" (long legs)
18" Scandal 29er - just on the cusp of this being a bit small but fits well with a lot of seatpost and 100mm stem
58cm CX - 56cm felt too small, this felt a bit big, went for the big, maybe need a shorter stem.
19" Nail Trail SS'ed utility bike - never liked the geometry on this, tall and short
5ft 10in
18" 5
18" inbred
6' 0.5" 19-20" mtb and 56cm (sloping tt) to 60cm road bikes
6ft1 19.5-20" inch mtb
57-58cm top tube Road bike.
6'4" - 21" P7, 15" Jack Flash
On the odd occasion i take the Jack Flash on a proper ride my knees take 2 weeks to recover.
6'3"-19-20 mtb last road bike was a large tcr.
Stw seems to be a hiding place for us tall folk 😀
5' 7" and 16" Full Sus, 52cm cyclocross
6'1"
19.5" full suss
20" hardtail
5'11"
XC - 17"
AM - Small (16"?)
DH- Medium
Both AM and DH bikes are Specialized.
It depends on the genre and manufacturer IMO
6ft 3" - large heckler and used to ride a 19" Orange Crush
6ft 2in
58cm road bike equivalent
57cm CX equivalent
19.5inch MTB equivalent
Why is it that road bikes are measured in cms and mtbs stil in inches? Is it because mtbs originated in the US? Road bikes have always been more traditional, but since most came from Europe back in time, and Europe has been decimal for years, that might account for it.
5'6"
Small full Suss'
52cm road
5' 4"
Meduium Juliana
14" On One.
5ft 0 inches
14" 'short frame' 'Orange Diva Pro'.
5' 2"
Possibly <14" hardtail
49cm roadbike.
OP - which bike do you want to go up a size one and why do you think this?
Not sure you can really compare bike sizes in this way as my medium soul is a different size to my medium Spesh.
I'm 5'11" and I ride a large which is a 19 I believe with a 70mm stem.
It's all good. Iused to have exactly the same bike in a 17 and I prefer the 19 with a shorter stem it climbs better and seems a bit less twitchy
6'1"
58cm Road Bike
18inch FS
19inch P7
20inch 456 Ti
5'10" Short legs, long arms.
18" BMC offroad, Used to have 16" on one 456, Medium long Lynskey on road with 120mm stem (bike measuring programme in shop calculated i needed a 54cm seat tube and 58cm top tube as i have monkey arms)
5'8'
Orange 5 16"
6'2"
18" long travel hardtail
16" rigid singlespeed play bike
57cm il pompino
6'3"
19" Cotic
18" Kona
18" Pace
54cm Pompino
5ft 7 with 31" (ish) inside leg
16" seat tube C-T with 22.5" eff top tube and 70mm stem - XC
18" seat tube C-T with 22" eff top tube and 110mm stem - Touring bike
I run my seat with a measurement on 26.5" centre of BB to seat rails.
5ft 2
Small Stumpjumper FSR (just about fit on it)
14" On-One Inbred HT
5' 6"... ...16" FSuss and 48cm road bike.
6'0 (just), 17.5" (medium) Soda.
5'5.5"
17" hardtail. The 15" was ridiculous, hired a 15" Kona which nearly destroyed my back. Not all rules fit all people.
5'8"
17" hardtail
54cm road bike
2.5ft wheelbarrow
14.5ft boat
6ft surfboard
65" (water) monoski
1.75m snow skis
6ft 1
18" trance that is on the cusp of being too small 🙁
8ft 17
ride a 13" 39er
5'10"
16" SS, 17" HT, 'medium' 5-spot, 55/56/57cm road traditional, 16" front 11" rear tandem 🙂
Reach is more important anyway.
6'2"
Large - 20"? Dialled Prince Albert with 70mm stem
Large Meta 5.5 again with 70mm stem
Large Yeti ASX with 50mm stem.
First of all WOW what alot of tall people
I'm 6 foot 4, which outside this tread is quite tall. My mountain bikes are 21.5. OK the trek is virtual 21.5, really 20 inch. Both are run with the pin all the way out. I use to be Ok on a 19.5 Trek but I couldn't do that now. I think my old knees need to run less bent
yep wot alot of tall people ! i must be the smallest of people then at 5ft 0 inches ! (good job 'Orange' of 'Halifax' had the best bike ever to fit me !
6'
17.5 inch HT
54cm roadbike.
I'm about 5'8-9" ish with a 29" inside leg, riding a 16" trailstar (quite short TT). Had a 19" rockhopper which felt nice leg-wise but was too long on the TT.
OP - which bike do you want to go up a size one and why do you think this?
Thinking of changing from my 16" BFe to a 17.5" soul or simple, the reason being I want to ditch the commuter so I can go lunch time riding. Plus I find my riding less about razzing and more about gentle riding now mainly due to location.
5'10/5'11 short legs, long back: 17.5 inch Soul, 17 inch Alpine, 55cm LeMond Zurich.
6'6", 24" (custom) hardtail
5' 10.5" (to be precise), with quite long legs and arms, short body. I ride...
"Medium" sized Giant Reign X (equivalent to about a 17.5")
"Medium" sized Maverick Durance (equivalent to about a 17.5" again)
17.5" sized Genesis Altitude
18" sized On One Inbred 29er (wow, what a departure, a whole 1/2" biggerer!!!) 😉
Being "average" height has its advantages, and that's that about 80% of the 2nd hand bikes out there will fit me. And any bike I want to sell usually sells pretty quickly too...
6"5' with 37" leg
22" MTB (29er) - 26" wheels are ridiculous on a bike this size.
60cm Road
5'11"
18 inch 456 with 60mm stem and 140mm forks
"Medium" meta in standard (cracked) trim*
*but hopefully a swish new 2010 beauty on it's way 🙂 🙂