Ribble riders

mickbrown

I've read somewhere that their sizing guide can be a bit on the small side. I realise that sizing and fit is a personal thing but I'm after general experiences.

I'm 6'0 - what size should I be looking at?

asprilla

Well, I'm between 5'9 and 5'10 and I'm riding a 7005SL size 54. However, I have had to swap the stem from the standard 100mm to an 80mm stem and it's transformed the bike for me in terms of comfort.

I guess I have stumpy arms.

Headhuunter

I've just ordered a 7005 horizontal. Their guide recommends a 58cm, which sounds about right, certainly wouldn't want to go much smaller. I'm 6'3" with a 34cm inner leg. I've got a fiarly long torso so I'm hoping that the horizontal reach with the 100mm stem is OK

UndercoverElephant

Headhuunter wrote:

I'm 6'3" with a 34cm inner leg. I've got a fiarly long torso so I'm hoping that the horizontal reach with the 100mm stem is OK

If you're 6'3" and have a 34cm inner leg, then your torso is more than just fairly long!

Headhuunter

UndercoverElephant wrote:

Headhuunter wrote:

I'm 6'3" with a 34cm inner leg. I've got a fiarly long torso so I'm hoping that the horizontal reach with the 100mm stem is OK

If you're 6'3" and have a 34cm inner leg, then your torso is more than just fairly long!

Yep, but I've been told I've got much larger than average lungs too fit into my long torso. I was x rayed a while back and they had to do 2 shots of my lungs as they wouldn't fit on a standard x ray plate

rjsterry

Err, I think you're mixing your units there HH; a 34cm inside leg would make your legs about 13", and your torso around 4'6" (allowing for your head and neck). A strange looking chap indeed. Even at 34" inside leg, that's quite a long body. I'm 7" shorter than you, but only 2" shorter inside leg. Funnily enough, I also had a chest x-ray recently, and they described my lungs as 'quite tall'. I also had fun setting the alarm off when they tried to take my pulse rate - I don't think those little blue boxes attached to the arm cuffs are calibrated for cyclists. Sorry, veering OT a bit.

Headhuunter

rjsterry wrote:

Err, I think you're mixing your units there HH; a 34cm inside leg would make your legs about 13", and your torso around 4'6" (allowing for your head and neck). A strange looking chap indeed. Even at 34" inside leg, that's quite a long body. I'm 7" shorter than you, but only 2" shorter inside leg. Funnily enough, I also had a chest x-ray recently, and they described my lungs as 'quite tall'. I also had fun setting the alarm off when they tried to take my pulse rate - I don't think those little blue boxes attached to the arm cuffs are calibrated for cyclists. Sorry, veering OT a bit.

Sorry I meant 34" inside leg... Yeah the lung thing's probably rubbish, they were probably just trying to make me feel better when I was in hospital! Made me feel good at the time...

UndercoverElephant

Strangely enough, HH, you and I are almost identical sizes both in height and leg. For what it's worth, I have a 58.5 cm top tube and need a 120mm stem which fits me superbly.

paulnewbe

Can anyone help

I'm 6' 1.5" talll with an inside leg of 32.5. (I have a long torso)

I'm really interested in a ribble Sportive but the sizing guide would place me inbetween a large and X Large. Ribble themsleves say Large would do with a 13cm stem.

All the shops that I've been too say I should ride an Xlarge in whatever model they are trying to sell me.

I have heard that 13cm stems aren't necessarily a good thing so I'm tending toward a Xlarge with a 10cm stem.

Can anyone give some insight. I'm guessing both sizes will fit it just a matter of setup!

Thanks

Headhuunter

UndercoverElephant wrote:

Strangely enough, HH, you and I are almost identical sizes both in height and leg. For what it's worth, I have a 58.5 cm top tube and need a 120mm stem which fits me superbly.

That's interesting, I assume that's not a Ribble bike as their horizontal frame geometry lists the 58cm frame as having 58cm top tube as well. I plumped for the standard 100mm stem... Wondered about going for a longer one but wasn't sure. Ah well, if I need to extend to a 130mm I'll do it some time later...

itboffin

Headhuunter wrote:

UndercoverElephant wrote:

Headhuunter wrote:

I'm 6'3" with a 34cm inner leg. I've got a fiarly long torso so I'm hoping that the horizontal reach with the 100mm stem is OK

If you're 6'3" and have a 34cm inner leg, then your torso is more than just fairly long!

Yep, but I've been told I've got much larger than average lungs too fit into my long torso. I was x rayed a while back and they had to do 2 shots of my head as it wouldn't fit on a standard x ray plate

Fixed that for you :twisted:

gb155

mickbrown wrote:

I've read somewhere that their sizing guide can be a bit on the small side. I realise that sizing and fit is a personal thing but I'm after general experiences.

I'm 6'0 - what size should I be looking at?

I

I'm 6t 3" and ride a 58cm Ribble.

Headhuunter

itboffin wrote:

Headhuunter wrote:

UndercoverElephant wrote:

Headhuunter wrote:

I'm 6'3" with a 34cm inner leg. I've got a fiarly long torso so I'm hoping that the horizontal reach with the 100mm stem is OK

If you're 6'3" and have a 34cm inner leg, then your torso is more than just fairly long!

Yep, but I've been told I've got much larger than average lungs too fit into my long torso. I was x rayed a while back and they had to do 2 shots of my head as it wouldn't fit on a standard x ray plate

Fixed that for you :twisted:

Oh don't get me started on my enormous brain....

squeeler

I'm 6 foot 2 and ride a large size Ribble Sportive with a 90mm stem. An X-Large was too stretched for me