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I'm 5'10" riding a 16" bfe and 18" commuter, contemplating going up a size.


 
Posted : 27/04/2010 10:33 pm
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6ft4''............21'' offroad.........24'' on road.


 
Posted : 27/04/2010 10:34 pm
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6 foot 3 - 20inch off road - 58cm on road


 
Posted : 27/04/2010 10:36 pm
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5 feet 8 - 17 in off-road, 52-54cm on road


 
Posted : 27/04/2010 10:38 pm
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6 foot 4

19" or 20" off road

60cm cyclocross (don't do road)


 
Posted : 27/04/2010 10:39 pm
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6' 1" - 20" off-road and 62cm fixie on road.


 
Posted : 27/04/2010 10:39 pm
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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.


 
Posted : 27/04/2010 10:39 pm
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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?


 
Posted : 27/04/2010 10:41 pm
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5' 10" ride a medium (17.5/18) mountainbikes and a 54cm road bike.


 
Posted : 27/04/2010 10:41 pm
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6'1"

16"/17" MTB

56cm Road


 
Posted : 27/04/2010 10:43 pm
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So i am perhaps a bit small, 17" or 17.5" better.


 
Posted : 27/04/2010 10:54 pm
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keep the 16" BFe the larger size is a barge.


 
Posted : 27/04/2010 10:59 pm
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5ft 7

16" Full sus
Did have 17" and 17.5" hardtails but sold them
48cm road bike (compact framed)


 
Posted : 27/04/2010 11:02 pm
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keep the 16" BFe the larger size is a barge.

was thinking soul or simple after summer though i think.


 
Posted : 27/04/2010 11:10 pm
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5'9"

16" Inbred.
17" Ventana El-Ciclon
54cm Cougar Road bike (non compact - oldy worldy).


 
Posted : 27/04/2010 11:24 pm
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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.


 
Posted : 27/04/2010 11:25 pm
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6'3"
varies between 18" & 20" MTB & 60cm road/CX


 
Posted : 27/04/2010 11:27 pm
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6'4", 19" hardtail, i saw some photos of myself riding it and it looks like a kids bike 😐


 
Posted : 27/04/2010 11:29 pm
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almost 5'5" and I ride a 14" hardtail. saw photos of myself and it just looks like a kid..


 
Posted : 27/04/2010 11:31 pm
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6ft 2
19"
18.5"
19"
56cm


 
Posted : 27/04/2010 11:37 pm
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6'3. medium gemini (think its a 16")
used to ride a 13" p3 for xc. was a giggle


 
Posted : 28/04/2010 12:17 am
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6"7
xc- voodoo wanga 19"
dh- chameleon XL 21"


 
Posted : 28/04/2010 1:04 am
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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


 
Posted : 28/04/2010 6:20 am
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I'm 5'11" with long legs,

20" commuter
17" DH bike
17" dialled apline with loooong seat post


 
Posted : 28/04/2010 6:42 am
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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.


 
Posted : 28/04/2010 7:03 am
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5'9" (and a half!)

16" Coyote Dual.


 
Posted : 28/04/2010 7:08 am
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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.


 
Posted : 28/04/2010 7:44 am
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6'2" 21" / 20" / Large + Don't go near road


 
Posted : 28/04/2010 8:03 am
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6'5"

XL Spesh Enduro '04
22" Marin Nail trail, with the worlds longest head tube!


 
Posted : 28/04/2010 8:06 am
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6'2"

17.5" BFe
21.4" BMX
62cm Road bike


 
Posted : 28/04/2010 8:16 am
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Another 5'11" x 34" inside leg

18" on-one, 19" Kilauea, 58 cm road bike.


 
Posted : 28/04/2010 8:32 am
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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.


 
Posted : 28/04/2010 8:39 am
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6"
Large Heckler ( [i]Possibly[/i] should have bought a medium...)
17.5" Handjob
56cm DeRosa Merak
54cm Focus CX
56cm Ribble


 
Posted : 28/04/2010 8:43 am
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5'10"
15" (Small) Orange 224
19" (large) SC Blur LTc
17.5" Genesis io
17.5" Ridgeback commuter
54cm Trek Madone


 
Posted : 28/04/2010 8:50 am
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6'3"

21" Old school geometry long TT race HT
20" Giant Anthem
19.5" LT HT


 
Posted : 28/04/2010 8:51 am
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5'8" and a half

16" Identiti Mr Hyde
Small Iron Horse MKiii


 
Posted : 28/04/2010 9:39 am
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6ft 2in
Ride an 18.5 Inch Genesis Alpitude


 
Posted : 28/04/2010 9:42 am
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5ft 8in

Off road Medium 18" 23.5" TT

on road 50cm compact with a 53cm TT.


 
Posted : 28/04/2010 9:54 am
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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


 
Posted : 28/04/2010 9:55 am
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5ft 10in
18" 5
18" inbred


 
Posted : 28/04/2010 9:58 am
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6' 0.5" 19-20" mtb and 56cm (sloping tt) to 60cm road bikes


 
Posted : 28/04/2010 9:58 am
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6ft1 19.5-20" inch mtb

57-58cm top tube Road bike.


 
Posted : 28/04/2010 9:59 am
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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.


 
Posted : 28/04/2010 10:01 am
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6'3"-19-20 mtb last road bike was a large tcr.
Stw seems to be a hiding place for us tall folk 😀


 
Posted : 28/04/2010 10:09 am
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5' 7" and 16" Full Sus, 52cm cyclocross


 
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