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5'5" with a 29" inside leg. I'm currently on a small (S2) Stumpjumper (not Evo - 130mm back, 140mm front). I started with a medium but it was too long. It came with a Fox Transfer with 150mm drop (was on the M frame).
I realise it's probably too much travel for what you want, but Spesh have the S-Works Stumpy for £8.5k on sale
I was on a 120mm ASR5 before the Stumpy and swore that was the perfect amount of travel for my riding, but the Stumpy is surprisingly nimble.
5' 6" with a 29" inside leg.
Specialized Rockhopper Expert - Small - 27.5" wheels. Had to change the 40mm stem to a 80mm stem to make more comfortable.
Scott Scale 710 - medium - 27.5" wheels.
I dont like 29" wheels, too big IMHO for the bike and my size/height.
Scott Spark in small is probably perfect for you
It would be if it had more reach. Its shorter than all my bikes and has a steeper seat tube so will feel very short. The medium has too tall a seat tube for me.
I dont like 29″ wheels, too big IMHO for the bike and my size/height.
I use to think the same till I bought a 29er that fits well. Now I realise the benefits of 29ers and really want to replace an 8 year old bike to something more modern.
Good call on the Cube stereo. The One22 looks great. Amazing value too.
1cm more travel than requested but how about an Atherton AM130, 22 sizes to choose from.
1cm more travel than requested but how about an Atherton AM130, 22 sizes to choose from.
It's very heavy at 3.1kg for the frame without shock.
Bird Aether7? small A7 is quite small, but assume you are wanting 29er...
anyway something to look at in case 27.5 is still an option
Geo:
Frame Data & Geometry | Bird MTB // Born in Swinley, Built in the UK.
looks like they have some smalls in certain colours in stock also.
Another one in the 'short leg' group.
I'm 5ft 10 but with 30" legs - my height puts me on the m/l boundary for many bikes, and I prefer a longer reach, however on many bikes I simply cannot fit with a decent length dropper.
Its the ratio of reach to Seat tube length that matters, I've spent hours and hours studying geo charts.
Good options:
Santa Cruz (ego Juliana)
Ibis
Transition
Orange
Bad options
Orbea
Trek
Specialized
etc etc.
Oh and look at crank length, but also Dropper post design - the new version Fox Transfer has a much, much lower stack height than the original, for instance, and meant on one bike I could go from a 125 to a 150mm dropper.
One-up posts are good for this too.
Just had a look at Juliana and did a comparison with the Blur TR. They're exactly the same according to geometry geeks. Am I missing something there?
No. Its a paint job and some marketing.
(I nearly bought the Juliana equivalent of the Hightower once. It was a better colour!)
how about a pivot 429? 460 reach with a 394mm seat tube and a quoted 2.7kg frame weight
5'4" here with 30in inside leg.
Currently riding a small 16in Giant Anthem with 27in wheels. Think it's a 2017 model, the one with 130mm forks. It fits great.
I also have an old 2008 OnOne Ti-456, that's a small 16in frame. Got a bit of sweep on the bars for that one.
A 16in Giant XTC back in the day was probably the best fitting bike I've ever ridden. Just perfect with a short stem.
Had various others over the years ovbs as well. A 15in RockHopper was probably the smallest bike I could get away with riding. Mediums are always too big, too long in the top tube.
how about a pivot 429? 460 reach with a 394mm seat tube and a quoted 2.7kg frame weight
Because the frames a hefty 2.7kg. I don't need anything that strong at my weight.
that’s less than 200g heavier than a spur. if your concern is short a seat tube to reach, you may need to compromise in other areas.