Big Frame for Tall Guy

alwaystoohot
alwaystoohot Posts: 252
edited November 2020 in Road buying advice
I'm thinking of getting a new road bike, the issue is always frame size and budget. I've had 2 ROSE 64 and 66 cm frame aluminium bikes which have been great.

Any suggestions to which other manufacturers do this size frame as I've spent hours trawling the internet and got no where. Aluminium or carbon fibre I guess but I prefer alu. Budget ideally @1,500 quid for the full bike.

Many thanks.
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  • elbowloh
    elbowloh Posts: 7,078
    How tall are you for a 64 or 66cm frame?

    I'm 6'5" and ride a 61cm Felt F1, albeit with a pretty long seat post and a 110 cm stem. It fits me perfectly.
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  • Cargobike
    Cargobike Posts: 748
    elbowloh said:

    How tall are you for a 64 or 66cm frame?

    I'm 6'5" and ride a 61cm Felt F1, albeit with a pretty long seat post and a 110 cm stem. It fits me perfectly.

    Yup!

    I'm 6'4" and all long arms and body, but with a few tweaks to stem length, stack height, saddle lay-back and seat-post length find no problems in getting a bike to fit.

    I think the OP is clutching at straws if they think they can get an off the shelf bike to fit, straight out of the box.

  • wolfsbane2k
    wolfsbane2k Posts: 3,056
    Wow... 66cm ? Just how tall are you? I'm 2m tall and ride a 61 specialised diverge, although would have preferred the 63cm if it didn't require a step up to in price to get it.

    I don't think i've ever seen anything about 63cm in a off the shelf frame/bike recently, although I've just discovered this site, which might help some. (last updated May 2020.)

    https://www.cyclingabout.com/list-of-xxl-xxxl-bikes-for-tall-cyclists-62-63-64cm/
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  • veronese68
    veronese68 Posts: 27,317
    A chap I know is 6'8" and I think Canyon was the best fit he could find.
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  • rwoofer
    rwoofer Posts: 222
    I'm 6'6" and ride 61cm frames with 130mm stems, so like others wondering how tall you must be to need 66cm......
  • twotoebenny
    twotoebenny Posts: 1,434
    I have an old trek 1.5 alu frame hanging up in garage, they may still do larger frames
  • navrig2
    navrig2 Posts: 1,844
    I asked this question a few months ago for a friend who is 6' 7" and was looking for his first road bike. He eventually got a Sensa.

    Not sure of the model or size.
  • N0bodyOfTheGoat
    N0bodyOfTheGoat Posts: 5,845
    https://www.cyclingabout.com/list-of-xxl-xxxl-bikes-for-tall-cyclists-62-63-64cm/ has quite a long list of different bike types that might help.
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