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Article #53Re: Frame sizes: help
From: Glenn Stauffer
Date: Thu, 29 Oct 1992 11:27
Date: Thu, 29 Oct 1992 11:27
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In article <1992Oct27.192922.950@altair.selu.edu> Brian Acosta, zba@altair.selu.edu writes: >Ok guys, keep all of your "damn this guy is dumb" comments to yourselves when >you read my question. I am 5'7", what range of frame sizes would be >comfortable for me? > One standard measure is: .65 x inseam. Your inseam measure is with bike shorts and without shoes. One suggested method involves "sitting" on a book (1.5 - 2" thick) with the same pressure as you would on the saddle and measure from the top of the book to the floor. I use a pencil to mark the position of the book while standing against a wall. That provides a starting point. The best frame size depends on many other factors unique to the geometry of a particular frame. Best thing to do is to ride several different sizes starting at the one closest to this measurement (or if this measurement puts you between sizes, start with the smaller size).
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Newsgroups: rec.bicycles Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!gatech!psuvax1!news.cc.swarthmore.edu!mac1.termigator.swarthmore.edu!stauffer From: Glenn Stauffer <stauffer@cc.swarthmore.edu> Subject: Re: Frame sizes: help Message-ID: <XVFSBAB7@cc.swarthmore.edu> X-Xxmessage-Id: <A71542D15E014364@mac1.termigator.swarthmore.edu> X-Xxdate: Thu, 29 Oct 92 12:27:13 GMT Sender: news@cc.swarthmore.edu (USENET News System) Nntp-Posting-Host: mac1.termigator.swarthmore.edu Organization: Swarthmore College Computing Center X-Useragent: Nuntius v1.1.1d12 References: <1992Oct27.192922.950@altair.selu.edu> Date: Thu, 29 Oct 1992 11:27:55 GMT Lines: 25