18.5 frame,is it too small?

tylerjames
tylerjames Posts: 56
edited September 2011 in MTB general
Hi all
Am really liking a downhill bike i have seen,but its only a 18.5 inch frame. Im 6ft 4,do you guys think this would be too small for me? Is a Norco shore by the way.
Cheers Jack

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  • Raymondavalon
    Raymondavalon Posts: 5,346
    Some people get on with a small frame. Met a guy at Cannock Chase who is a shade over 6ft tall and rides a 15.5" Kona Stinky DH bike

    I am 6ft on the button and get/got one quite happily with my former Kona Kula hardtail 17" and my current Cove Handjob 17" hardtail

    I also own and ride a 19.5" Felt Compulsion All Mountain bike and commute on a 20" Diamondback all rigid hardtail and have no issues with any of the four.

    Number 5 is an On One 456 with an 18" frame, work in progress..

    To put your concerns at rest, any chance of you throwing a leg over the bike to try it for size?
    The Bouncer
    The Shaker
  • tylerjames
    tylerjames Posts: 56
    The bike is 150 miles away,but im in love with it lol. Have seen a few picks of people on DH bikes and they do seem alot smaller in frame size against the guys riding them. Just love the look of the norco. Thanks for the comment etc also

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