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Re: Frame sizes?

 
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Old 07-06.-2008, 11:45 PM   #1
Peter Cole
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Default Re: Frame sizes?

HDGuzzi wrote:
> I was a bit surprised at the smallness of it once I got it all
> together. It's still OK, but a bit short/small for me. Now I see
> another one for sale, just like my present one, but I can tell by the
> longer head tube (?) that it is at least taller, but would a taller
> bike also be longer?


Usually, especially in newer bikes. This is called "proportional
sizing", and as far as I know, bike frames have been made that way at
least since the 80's. Top tube length is actually the most critical
dimension in bike fit. You can effectively adjust it a bit with stem
length and saddle position, but only within limits, as those tweaks also
change the weight balance and effective seat tube angle.
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