Giant TCR frame size?
Alex_Gill
Posts: 38
i know this has been posted dozens of times before, but it's important for me.
i've been looking at a friends Giant TCR (meduim 50cm) recently and have taken it for a test ride.
the bike felt good and comfy, but the numbers don't add up, sites saying i should be looking at a large, when i felt good on a medium.
i'm 5ft 10" and have an inseam of 32.5".
am i getting too wrapped up in numbers? or should i go with what feels right from the small test ride without the numbers?
cheers
Alex
i've been looking at a friends Giant TCR (meduim 50cm) recently and have taken it for a test ride.
the bike felt good and comfy, but the numbers don't add up, sites saying i should be looking at a large, when i felt good on a medium.
i'm 5ft 10" and have an inseam of 32.5".
am i getting too wrapped up in numbers? or should i go with what feels right from the small test ride without the numbers?
cheers
Alex
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I'd go with your feel. Large TCRs have a very long effective top tube. The medium TCR (50cm) has a 55.5cm effective top tube. I am 5ft 11in tall with a 33in inside leg and it fits me fine.0
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I'm 6'1" and would get a large. Had a medium when they first came out and I was about 6'0" and it always felt slightly too small.
The medium should be fine for you.I'm left handed, if that matters.0 -
I'm 5'10" 178cm with 80cm 31.5" inseam. The Medium TCR is perfect for me. The 55.5cm toptube is realativly long for a medium sized frame. I have the saddle at 71cm and that gives me a 6cm drop to the bars with a 1cm spacer below the stem.0
