How tall are you?

jeffers696
jeffers696 Posts: 328
edited February 2008 in MTB general
Hi all, i just wanted to know how tall you bikers are and what size frames you use?
Specailized Enduro 08 - Beast
OnOne 456
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  • schlepcycling
    schlepcycling Posts: 1,614
    I'm 6ft and my bike is an 18" frame.
    'Hello to Jason Isaacs'
  • Chaka Ping
    Chaka Ping Posts: 1,451
    5ft 9in, 32in inside leg = 17.5in / medium frame.
  • Buckle
    Buckle Posts: 90
    5' 5", 29" inside leg - Ride a 17.5. Fag paper between top tube and clackers but not too bad. Just gotta make sure I don't slide forwards...

    <ahem>
    Don't you just hate it when people ask rhetorical questions...
  • Andy B
    Andy B Posts: 8,115
    5'9, 32" inside leg, ride a 17" & 18" MTB.
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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,666
    5' 11", 19" frame.
  • Old Git On A Bike
    Old Git On A Bike Posts: 317
    I'm 5'9" with a 31" inside leg, my bike has a 20" frame, when I stand over the top bar, there is bodily contact, but I don't see it as a problem.
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  • The Spiderman
    The Spiderman Posts: 5,625
    6ft ,19in frame.
    2006 Giant XTC
    2010 Giant Defy Advanced
    2016 Boardman Pro 29er
    2016 Pinnacle Lithium 4
    2017 Canondale Supersix Evo
  • dunker
    dunker Posts: 1,456
    5'9" 17" frame.
    Merlin Malt4,
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/7405500@N0 ... 025278584/
  • uniqueride
    uniqueride Posts: 177
    Im 5'9" and have a 16" frame.
    Ride it hard on a hardtail
  • bluefoam
    bluefoam Posts: 102
    6' 2" & 19" frame
  • uniqueride
    uniqueride Posts: 177
    i supose that it is really quite an irelivant question because it depends on quite a few things e.g. riding style, prefferance, geomertry and even what size frame was on limitted special offer at the LBS.
    Ride it hard on a hardtail
  • pdid
    pdid Posts: 1,065
    5`10 and 17.5". Perfect fit for me.
    Commie Meta 5
    Rock Lobster
  • habitrail
    habitrail Posts: 109
    i am 6ft 1 and i ride a 19" frame
  • dav1
    dav1 Posts: 1,298
    5'10 21in frame. My frame has a shorter then average top tube though so the larger size compensates for it.
    Giant TCR advanced 2 (Summer/race)
    Merlin single malt fixie (Commuter/winter/training)
    Trek superfly 7 (Summer XC)
    Giant Yukon singlespeed conversion (winter MTB/Ice/snow)

    Carrera virtuoso - RIP
  • Nick Dastardly
    Nick Dastardly Posts: 606
    5' 10'', 15'' frame.
    Tiny so not much use for long slogs, but great for flicking around 4X and DH without smashing my nuts.
    "The problem was, I was still using my eyes even though I had them shut"

    Demoted to commuting duty

    Orange Crush!
  • cee
    cee Posts: 4,553
    5'9 and a half.

    17" frame.

    For the commute, I have to raise the saddle a fair amount, but I like being able to throw it around trails without smashing my proverbials
    Whenever I see an adult on a bicycle, I believe in the future of the human race.

    H.G. Wells.
  • BigDutch
    BigDutch Posts: 127
    I'm 6'3" and use a number of differrent frame sizes.

    Bianchi (road) 56cm
    Specialized (road) 58cm
    Foes FXR 21" and Foes 4X 18.5"
    Cannondale F3 19"
    Uzzi VPX (until it got killed by baggage handlers grrrrr) large / 19"
    My old kona is an 18" and my Raleigh M-trax (remember them?!) is 18.5"

    If you're wondering what frame size you need it's very important to pay close attention to how the quoted size affects the other dimensions as well. Certain companies use a honking long top tube on smaller frames. With my old Adroit for example I only rode a 17" (medium) because I could barely reach the bars otherwise!

    Spend as much time as the shop will allow you to on any bike you're thinking about getting.

    Good luck!
  • The Big Cheese
    The Big Cheese Posts: 8,650
    6' and Both my Marin's are 17.5"

    32.5 inside leg

    My wild card is I believe a medium 16" but that's designed to be small and chuckable
  • GT Destroyer
    GT Destroyer Posts: 1,719
    6ft 7inches, size 14 shoe, 1mile inside leg, 21" framed Crush.

    You should put these results into a table on the first post, just cos I'd be at the top :D
    500 Miles in 5 days
  • big_southern_jesse
    big_southern_jesse Posts: 729
    Okay GT, I'll go for second place then!

    6'5", approx 37.5"inside leg and 23.5" frame!

    Which matches the 14" difference that is so often cited. I find loads of room for standover when on the deck, even on an uneven surface.

    Very large frame size, especially compared to the others here, and I chose the Giant over a Kona because it came in the large frame size. I still have nearly all the seat tube out of the frame for on road stuff and long rides. I do drop the seat for technical stuff and steep bits! It's really too big a bike to be perfect for chucking around, but I knew i'd always be doing road trips and commuting on it.
    Proved by testing to be faster than a badger.
    The world's ultimate marmite bike
  • jeffers696
    jeffers696 Posts: 328
    lol so there are some tall people who ride, i am 6'6 and i just got a 23 inch rockhopper and am still not sure if its too big. i am like jesse i want to lob some road tyres and do some miles. and kind of happy, that i did get the 23" for that, gess i will have to grow a bit more so i can throw it about a bit!
    Specailized Enduro 08 - Beast
    OnOne 456
  • Steve_b77
    Steve_b77 Posts: 1,680
    5'11" 33inch inside leg and a medium framed Spec' Pitch and a lge framed GT Aggressor 2.0XC
  • supersonic
    supersonic Posts: 82,708
    7ft 4, 27 frame ;-)

    Nah, 6ft, 33 inside leg. mEasured to top of seat tube:

    Zaskar: 20.5
    Idrive: 18
    Ruckus: 17

    All with different angles and top tube lengths.
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  • JumperSimon14
    JumperSimon14 Posts: 284
    6 foot 4 22" frame
    Giant XTC 2.5 '08
    Felt Virtue 3 '10
    Giant Defy 2 '11
    Giant Terrago Disc '07 - Convereted for CX
    Fit Team Park Bmx '08
  • sparrowlegs78
    sparrowlegs78 Posts: 2,583
    6ft 2" 19" frame ..me one tall lass :D
    http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e209/FifiTRXibelle/moto_0116.jpg
  • big_southern_jesse
    big_southern_jesse Posts: 729
    sparrowlegs78 wrote:
    6ft 2" 19" frame ..me one tall lass :D

    There are far too few of you around!
    Proved by testing to be faster than a badger.
    The world's ultimate marmite bike
  • sparrowlegs78
    sparrowlegs78 Posts: 2,583
    We are a rare breed :wink:
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  • OllyUK
    OllyUK Posts: 230
    5ft11" 20" frame mtb
    56cm road bike
  • gotta_hurt
    gotta_hurt Posts: 239
    5ft 9" - 17" frame- 16 stone = hardtail :D


    http://gottahurt.pinkbike.com/album/Kona-McRea/
  • redvee
    redvee Posts: 11,922
    179cm 5'10" 32" Inseam 96kg

    Kona 19"
    GT 16"
    I've added a signature to prove it is still possible.

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