clearance

cyfa2809
cyfa2809 Posts: 121
edited May 2009 in MTB general
i have built a carrera banshee frame which i find is to large for me. i changed the shock and was wondering how muc pedal clearance is ideal? the shock that was on it was roughly 8 inch eye to eye and now it it roughly 6 and a half. can anyone give me some advice? the pedal clearance is roughly 4 inches when the bike is stood up straight with the smaller shock

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  • Daz555
    Daz555 Posts: 3,976
    Advice would be not to mess with the specified eye-to-eye length for a particular frame.

    How much clearance did you have before?
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  • cyfa2809
    cyfa2809 Posts: 121
    it was about 6 and a half inches before
  • supersonic
    supersonic Posts: 82,708
    You will have drastically altered the biks geometrey and handling.

    What you need is a new bike that fits. Sorry!
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  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,673
    i wonder what happens when you sit on it?

    sorry as sonic says you have the wrong sized frame.
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  • Chaz.Harding
    Chaz.Harding Posts: 3,144
    If you can't afford another frame, then buy a super short stem, and shift your saddle as far forward on the rails as it will go.

    It could help enough!
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