bike fitting blues

andy610

im 5ft 6 and bought a trek pilot 1.0 from my lbs 20 months ago its a size 56 most people say its 2 big for me, just been too another shop today and they say its ok but my seat was too far back and my seat not high enough so they put me on a cycle trainer and put the seat forward and higher now my right leg aches a bit near the knee, ive done lots of rides of over 50mls if my seat was too low and too far back wouldnt i be in lots of pain after 20 months

feel

might be the sudden change after getting used to the previous position. Might be worth building up the distance slowly or ( if the change in seat position is big) move it halfway back and slowly change it to the new position.

Juju_uk_68

If its a proper 56, then unless you got long long arms, that bikes probably too big for you.

The important size on a frame isnt really the stand over height, ie how much slack there is below your trollies, but how long the frame is.

I am a 5'7 and with a slightly short top body, and I went for a 50 frame! I found a 53 frame, I could barely hold the hoods without being too over streched.

When you hold the hoods when cycling, are you uncomfortably stretched forwards. Are your wrists aching with too much weight on them? Is there any bend in your arms at all at the elbow, or are your arms almost rigid? If so, its too big.

If a small change in seating position has radically altered your ride, to the point different muscles are being used, then its going to be like starting all over again in, and going out to do 50 miles on unused muscles, isnt going to do you many favours.

richa

Increasing saddle too high can cause problems to the ITB (outside of the knee).

howiejmidlands

My Felt CA is a 56 frame, and i am 6ft, and it fits me OK. I think it may be a little too big for an average guy of 5ft6.