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[Closed] Orbea Rallon Sizing

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Has anyone 6 foot plus had a go on a large Orbea Rallon? I'm 6 foot 2 and am interested in getting one.

From what I can tell from the geometry/sizing stats, the large Rallon is absolutely massive. This leaves me even more perplexed by the comments in the Dirt review that I read, where the reviewer (think it was Steve Jones) basically said that the bikes were too small for anyone 6 foot plus.

Can anyone of similar height please let me know how you found the sizing?

Thank you


 
Posted : 23/06/2015 8:24 pm
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I'm pretty much bang on 6 foot and ride a large Rallon. With a 50mm stem it feels spot on to me. The reach on it is pretty long compared to a lot of bikes, but once you're used to it it feels completely natural and I doubt you'll want to go back to anything smaller - it's really stable and corners superbly as well. If you find it too long you could always put a shorter stem on it and still benefit from the long wheelbase.


 
Posted : 23/06/2015 8:51 pm
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Im 5 foot 10 and have a medium rallon with a 50mm stem, feels right to me.

Would have thought a large would fit you fine.


 
Posted : 23/06/2015 9:22 pm
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Thank you, that's good to know - sounds like it's not an issue. I guess bikes are getting longer these days


 
Posted : 23/06/2015 10:18 pm
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Six foot one and ride a large Rallon. I do have orangutan arms but it works for me. Medium just felt too short .
It makes my hard tail look short and tiny but both feel fine once riding. Do have to chuck it into really tight corners a bit harder to kick it round but it's more than made up for in the rest of the ride.


 
Posted : 23/06/2015 10:30 pm
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Thanks for the help, I will see if I can find a large demo


 
Posted : 25/06/2015 9:16 pm
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I am 6foot 1 or 2 and have a large Rallon. They are long bikes but feel right. Shorter bikes now feel very short. Worth having a 150mm dropper too imop.


 
Posted : 25/06/2015 9:19 pm