6' 1" people - what size bike do you ride?

birdy247

I am 6' 1.5" tall with long legs and arms. I currently ride a bike with a 58.2cm top tube. 10cm saddle set back and 11cm stem.

I notice that other people seem to have their head over the front wheel axel. Due to my long legs and arms, my head is a bit behind this. Do you think if I was to get a bike with a 56cm head tube, It would be too small?

Thanks

wildmoustache

56cm head tube would be massive ... kind of "Super Roubaix" bike for MAMILs with excrutiating back problems!!!

At your height most riders would be on a 58cm, with a few on a 56cm and a few on a 60cm frame.

If the reach feels right it is right.

Jonny Fortnight

I'm the same height and also have super long legs. I ride a bike with a 54cm top tube and it feels spot on. I don't know what my saddle set back is but I'm using a 100mm stem.

I used to ride a 57cm with a 110mm stem and it felt massive.

I'm not very flexible, so find the shorter reach so much more comfortable with my short upper body.

Anonymous

I'm exactly the same height. I have a 58cm frame with 11cm setback on saddle and a 120 stem. 11cm bar-saddle drop. BB to ccentre of saddle height 807mm. Perfect for me but may be way way out for you!

wildmoustache

Jonny Fortnight wrote:

I'm the same height and also have super long legs. I ride a bike with a 54cm top tube and it feels spot on. I don't know what my saddle set back is but I'm using a 100mm stem.

I used to ride a 57cm with a 110mm stem and it felt massive.

I'm not very flexible, so find the shorter reach so much more comfortable with my short upper body.

Good heavens. Just goes to show. Must look extraordinary!

Jonny Fortnight

wildmoustache wrote:

Good heavens. Just goes to show. Must look extraordinary!

I'm sure it looks ridiculous but I'm happy now because I'm comfortable and not moaning about it.

birdy247

NapoleonD wrote:

I'm exactly the same height. I have a 58cm frame with 11cm setback on saddle and a 120 stem. 11cm bar-saddle drop. BB to ccentre of saddle height 807mm. Perfect for me but may be way way out for you!

I have a 815mm BB to centre of saddle, with 102mm setback and 110m stem. Are there any advantages in getting a smaller frame? I am sure I could fit a 56cm top tube with theory, I would have to have a 2cm longer stem. I guess that would mean that my bar-saddle drop would also increase?

I ride a specialised at the moment, and it has a 20cm head tube. The frame I am looking at with a 58cm top tube has an 18.5cm head tube, and the 56.2 frame has a 15cm head tube. Do you think the change would be too much?

alistaird

I'm the same height but with short legs for my height (32" inside leg) and hence long body and also long arms.

I ride a 58cm with an 18mm setback on the seat post with a stem of 130 (but its adjustable and angled quite steeply downwards so equivalent to about a 110 with a lower stack height.) I'm off for a bike fit in a few weeks so this might change things a lot!

Anonymous

Honestly? Not a clue. Everyone is very different...

Jay dubbleU

I'm just on 6ft - I had a 56 which was OK but got really uncomfortable over distance as I had to have the saddle high which threw my weight onto my wrists - I have a 58 now which has sorted all my problems

ColinJ

Why bother what other people look like on their bikes? Does your bike feel like it fits you?

(As a matter of interest - I'm 6' 1" and I ride a 58 cm bike with a 11 cm stem which I flipped because I don't like a big drop to the top of the bars. I'm a bit cramped on a 56 cm bike unless I use a longer stem.)

rake

id say 58 with 10cm stem.

Brian B

I'm 6ft2" and I use a 60com top tube - but everybody is different

JesseD

I'm 6ft, ride a 58cm with a 120mm stem and a ?? setback.

Are you comfortable on the bike, if so then cool, stop worrying!!

Oh by the way I am 4 Leffe to the good so ignore me! 8)