C2W Bike - Need sizing advice

BoingBoing

Hi,

I'm pretty much a beginner on a road bike and am looking to spend my shiny new C2W voucher on a new bike.

As it's a Halfords voucher I'm limited to what they or Leisure Lakes can supply for my £1k.

Having looked about I like the look of the Cinelli Dinamo, but am struggling to find any sizing info to know what size I should order.

So...I have two questions....

1) Is the Cinelli Dinamo a good choice at the £1k threshold?
2) What size frame should I order?

Thanks

TwistedSpirit

BoingBoing wrote:

2) What size frame should I order?

How tall are you?

merlinghnd

Decide what bike you might like and then speak to the Halfords C2W helpline and see if they can get it for you. You may have to go to certain stores for say a Trek or Marin bike but there is a bigger range out there you can get hold of rather than just Halfords or Leisure.

BoingBoing

Oops, good point :oops:

I'm 6'1" with a 33 1/2" inside leg.

I've checked out which suppliers I can get through the C2W helpline, and that's how I discovered that I could get a Cinelli (supplied through chicken cycles).

I found a frame sizing chart here http://www.probikekit.com/display.php?code=J0036 but I'm still non the wiser :?:

hwangeruk

Given your "eh herm" dimensions, you sound like a classic 58 size'wise like myself.

If you want to be 100%, goto Sigma sports in Kingston. MIght cost you 15 quid, but you get a printout, which you can keep for life knowing what you're and the bikes dimensions should be. I needed a 58 bike, but with an extended bar stem cos I got a long reach.

I'm sure other decent shops offer the same sort of service, but you might have to travel.

BoingBoing

Sizing appears to be 55"(L) or 57"(XL), so I'm guessing I should go for 57" ?

father_jack

57"? You mean 57cm? I ride a 54cm roadie and I'm 5'8" so you being quite a bit taller on 55cm doesn't really work out...at a guess yeah 57cm...just a guess though.

bompington

57" frame :!: :?:

BoingBoing

Ooops..... :oops:

57 cm frame maybe.......or perhaps I could get a penny farthing!