Frame Sizes

gelfy666

hello im new on hear so would like to say hello...

im thinking of getting a mountain bike soon, but im on a limited budget up to £800, im 6' 3" tall and 120kg.

I wood like a full suspension bike but im not sure what size would suit me... in the past ive had 22" rigid frames but i cant seem to find many in this size.

Should i be looking at smaller frames in full suspension?

thanks for any input

regards

Gelfy

paul20v

Hi
at 6.3" your looking at a large or 20"
this also dependes on your actual leg length too as we are all different shapes ,
also top tube designs alter to give more clearance depending on frame choosen .

cooldad

Decide what you want and go try them out.

supersonic

Have a read of this:

http://www.bikeradar.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=12566711

One manufacturers Large can be totally different from anothers.

sheepsteeth

you wont know 100% until you try one out as its hard to know if one bike will fit 2 different people of the same height.

for example, im 6 ft 1 and according to pretty much every manufacturer i have looked at, i should be riding a large bike, for most of the bikes i have ridden this is true but with my current bike, a medium is a much better fit.

gelfy666

thank you for your views......... gonna have a look at a friends large Mongoose Teocali Super 2007 this week and try that out to begin with.

nicklouse

also have a read of.

http://www.bikeradar.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=12692834