Bike Frame Size Up Or Down

Therefore decided to go medium based on aggregate advise here.

Bike frame size up or down. The bike frame itself felt very very similar otherwise tested jumping off curbs and shifting my weight around and the diff was too subtle to be obvious. You move a bike by leaning and moving your weight not turning the bars. 162cm 170cm 5ft 4in 5ft 7in medium. So i d now say upsize.

152cm 162cm 5ft 5ft 4in small. Look for a size label on the bottom of the seat tube first. Imo to size up or size down depends completely on the geometry of the particular bike. This means that many riders might be in between sizes left with the decision.

Three sizes which can particularly influence bike fit are leg back and arm length. Unless you go down the route of getting a custom frame bike build nobody s bike was designed specifically for them. Everyone is unique and people come in all shapes and sizes. 170cm 178cm.

Original poster 2 points. Now that you know what happens when you size up and down go test ride some bikes. Just like 2 medium shirts from different brands don t fit the same similar bikes from different brands will also fit and feel differently. Mountain bikes come in standard sizes from small to xl but mountain bikers are all different shapes and sizes.

It gets missed on here a lot the effect weight distribution and wheelbase and therefore frame size has on the bike handling. Size up or size down your mountain bike frame. Bike size frame size rider height. Bikes only come in a few different sizes for each model.

If you look near the bottom of this tube about 3 inches 7 6 cm up from the chain sprocket you ll see a glued on label that states the bike s frame size. You know what after literally 25 years of sizing down because of bmx background and liking smaller bikes i ve just sized up and damn it s made things easier. Below is a good summary of how short long legs impacts your proportions and therefore whether you may want to size up or down. Bike sizing guide road bikes.

It makes the difference between a horrible and great riding bike. Actually i would suggest going up a size makes the bike feel like a barge. The bigger frame gives more stability downhill and a more stretched out position that opens your body and therefore lungs out for going uphill.