Are you 5'6" - What size bike do you ride? I have been told 2 different sizes and now am totally confused.
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08-08-2010, 02:14 PM #1
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08-08-2010, 02:20 PM #2
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I am 5'6'' and I usually fit ~53-54cm frames. However, it really depends on you individual geometry (inseam, torso length, etc). What size are you being told to get? what bike?
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08-08-2010, 02:57 PM #3
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Within the same brand, most folks can fit two different sizes. Between brands, two different sized bikes can actually be nearly the same size.
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08-08-2010, 03:20 PM #4
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It's like trying to buy jeans.
My bike is a 50 cm and I'm about your height (5'6.5-7", 32-3" inseam)At least I don't leave slime trails.
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08-08-2010, 03:34 PM #5
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I'm 5'6" and I ride a 51cm. When I bought my first road bike, I was put on a 54cm Trek WSD...which turned out to be too big for me. I'm pretty sure they were just trying to dump the bike, since it was last year's model...so they "made" it fit me, which didn't work out too well.
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08-08-2010, 04:05 PM #6
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I am between 5'6" and 7 and ride a 54 cm Trek.
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