advice on buying a bianchi road bike

mollypig
mollypig Posts: 43
edited May 2011 in Road beginners
Have just seen a nice bianchi 1885 hydro carbon road bike for sale at a very good price of £595.00, it has a 59cm frame i'm 6ft tal,31" inside leg,l will this be too big for me or the right size ?,its about 50 miles from me don't want to make a wasted journey

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  • StanwaySteve62
    StanwaySteve62 Posts: 702
    On the limit, but think would be fine
  • nochekmate
    nochekmate Posts: 3,460
    59cm is usually too big IMO for 6ft rider.

    No doubt there will be lots of riders of 6ft who suddenly post stating that they ride some gate-like 63cm bikes!

    Buying a bike that is not the right size is a big mistake.
  • steve36
    steve36 Posts: 93
    6`1" and ride a 57cm via nirone,may be different geometry tho.
  • mikeq
    mikeq Posts: 141
    6'3" on a 58cm synapse
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  • Hierotochan
    Hierotochan Posts: 108
    I have to say the Bianchi frames seem to come up smaller than everything else.
    I was almost able to fit a 57cm while I normally I would take a 53cm.
    Maybe it's all in the geometry?
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  • www.richtreen.co.uk
    www.richtreen.co.uk Posts: 245
    6' 1" here and was fitted for a Bianchi Infinito last year and rode both a 57 and 59 at Epic Cycles. The 59 fitted me better but I am long in the leg in proportion to my height.
  • 3Pears
    3Pears Posts: 174
    Mollypig, I'm 6ft and 31'' inside leg, just been measured / sized for a Bianchi (like richtreen at Epic) and I'm on a 57 ! It is individual but the wrong sized bike will be a nightmare.

    Hope you find the right bike :D
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  • BelgianBeerGeek
    BelgianBeerGeek Posts: 5,226
    I'm 6' and proportionally longer in the body than legs and a 57 Bianchi is good for me.
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  • Philby
    Philby Posts: 328
    Another 6 foot Bianchi rider with a 57cm frame.
  • rolf_f
    rolf_f Posts: 16,015
    www.richtreen.co.uk wrote:
    6' 1" here and was fitted for a Bianchi Infinito last year and rode both a 57 and 59 at Epic Cycles. The 59 fitted me better but I am long in the leg in proportion to my height.

    Simplistically, that would imply that you would fit the 57 better as the un-adjustable measurement is top tube length and you are disproportionately short in torso. On the 57 you could raise the saddle and add spacers to the steerer but you couldn't shorten the top tube on the 59.

    I'm a more extreme case than you. I'm 6ft 1 too but fit a 550 top tube which is nearer the 560 top tube of the 57 Infinito. The 59 would be way too long for me.
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