58cm

rich g

Hi
I'm 5`9" tall with an inside leg of 31" i would like to buy a bike off ebay that is 58cm do you think it will be to big for me.
Thanks

bigjim

Yes.

Jim

meagain

What Jim said.

gandhi

I'm 6'2" and a 58 is about right for me.

redddraggon

You want a 52 or 54

malc101

i am 5'10 with an inside leg of 32" and have just ordered my first road bike which was fit by ibike - 55cm

synchronicity

52cm will be too small... 54 or 55 would be about right.

redddraggon

synchronicity wrote:

52cm will be too small... 54 or 55 would be about right.

No it won't. I'm nearly 5'9" and I've just bought a 50cm ribble frame (horiz geometry) and the top tube is 55cm!! Most are not that long on a 50cm granted, but a 52cm frame with a 12cm stem would easily be big enough for a 5"9' person

z000m

i would say maybe a 54 compact, normal sizes about 56/58

redddraggon

z000m wrote:

i would say maybe a 54 compact, normal sizes about 56/58

That's massive.......he's only 5'9

z000m

good job hes not taking me bicycle shopping then :roll:

dessertwarrior

I am a smidge under 6' with 31" inside leg but I have a long body, therefore, the 58cm frame was right for me (fitted at my LBS).

You can't beat having at least a sit on the bike of your choice, better still a test ride. If you must buy off the Interweeb, at least consider going to your nearest Evans cycle shop to try a frame for size.

Good luck

synchronicity

redddraggon wrote:

No it won't. I'm nearly 5'9" and I've just bought a 50cm ribble frame (horiz geometry) and the top tube is 55cm!! Most are not that long on a 50cm granted, but a 52cm frame with a 12cm stem would easily be big enough for a 5"9' person

What kind of 50cm bike has a 55cm top tube?

Here's the best sizing chart I could find:
http://www.prodigalchild.net/Bicycle6.htm

redddraggon

synchronicity wrote:

redddraggon wrote:

No it won't. I'm nearly 5'9" and I've just bought a 50cm ribble frame (horiz geometry) and the top tube is 55cm!! Most are not that long on a 50cm granted, but a 52cm frame with a 12cm stem would easily be big enough for a 5"9' person

What kind of 50cm bike has a 55cm top tube?

Here's the best sizing chart I could find:
http://www.prodigalchild.net/Bicycle6.htm

http://www.ribblecycles.co.uk/FrameGeometry.asp





I've got the 50cm in the Ribble 7005 Winter Frame

z000m

i measure frames c-t i thought that was the norm

Marko1962

I'm a smidgen over 5'10 with a cycling inseam of 33 inches who went for a Focus Variado Expert 56cm ct with a top tube of 56.5 and 110mm stem. As a newbie who had just bought my first road bike I thought it was too big but on reading and learning and adjusting, it's not too big at all. With my feet on the ground there's about an inch between the top tube and my groin, sat on it with the saddle at the correct height and my hands on the drops and looking down at the front axle, it's obscured by my handlebars. Riding in the drops with a slightly bent arm my elbow comes to within an inch of my knee when my knee is at its most forward position.

I would think that a 58 cm bike would be too big for me so definitely too big for you at an inch smaller...