BC, what is your height? I'm around 5'6" and i ride a 54c
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07-02-2005, 07:25 PM #1
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07-04-2005, 11:18 AM #2
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Hiya Buster! Good to see ya over here...
I'm 160lbs... but I have the "family" body... very long torso and very short legs ( a lot like a guy but with boobs
)... so I ride a mens frame in a small size... I tried the WSD bikes (I really wanted a Trek Project One!!!) but the top tube was always too short and the frame too tall... so I went to mens but a smaller size...
this is why when a new person says "I'm 5'7" too so we should ride the same size right?" my answer is "NOOOO!!!" height is only a small part fo fit!
you must have some great looooooong girl legs!There is a fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness".
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07-04-2005, 06:44 PM #3
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Hey girl!
Have to thank you for telling me about this site. And you're exactly right! Two people could be the same height, but proportions would be different. My next bike I'm gonna go to a LBS with a sizing system. There are several in Atlanta. Basically what the LBS guy I bought my bike from did was have me stand on the bike and lift it to see how much clearance I had. (Real technical hu?) I love my bike, but I'm sure the fit could be tweaked. So my next bike I will pay the extra $100 and get a personal fit done.
Hope you had a good 4th.
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07-05-2005, 03:36 AM #4
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A good tip someone gave me was that IMMEDIATELY after getting a bike fitted, mark your seat post, seat rails, handlebars - all the moveable parts basically with a small scratch in an inconspicuous place - that way if they should become misaligned due to a fall, or a friendly well meaning person with a screwdriver
you can put them right back where they were.
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07-05-2005, 11:18 AM #5
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Marking posts, stems etc def a good idea
The indoor trainer has 5 marks on it's stem for the 6 of us who use it...
Necessary...
Courage does not always roar. Sometimes, it is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying,
"I will try again tomorrow".
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07-11-2005, 11:59 AM #6
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Also remember about bike frames sometimes between different companies the frame sizes are a little smaller or bigger. I wanted to buy a Trek and would have needed a 54 but that was not in stock. So I ended up with a 52 by Cannondale that fits perfect except if you believe in the old standover method of bike sizing then it touches when I stand over. Not to mention a friend has a 54 Specialized that is to small for me. I am one of those longer torso types as well. Thus I can't ride WSD either. When I first started riding almost a year ago my seat was all the way down, now it is cranked up above the handle bars. Just proves what can happen as a person gets in shape.
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