Road Bike Buying Guide
what size road bike should i buy?
Hi I am a 40ish male trying to get off the mountain bikes and onto a road bike with little success,
I am 6’1 with a 83mm inseam and currently use a friends 58cm sloping tube apollo road bike to give it a go but the seat post is past the min insertion mark by an inch and i have over 2 inches of spacers on the fork tube to get the stem up close to comfortable.
this led me to believe that I needed a much larger frame eg; a 62cm or similar but all the guides i have looked at and a couple of bike shops have said i need a horizontal tube 55cm frame ?
can anyone help ?
regards Darren
Of the two measurements, height and inseam, inseam is more important. You can use the chart below to get an ( Idea ) of the recommended frame size for someone your Height and Inseam should ride but you really need to go to a bike shop and be fitted because there are to many other things to be considered for proper bike fit.
If you follow the link below there is a Related article: Adjusting Your Bike For Proper Fit there and it will explain all the things you need to take into consideration.
http://bicycling.about.com/od/howtoride/a/bike_sizing.htm
Determining Your Road Bike Frame Size
Height…….. Inseam Length…Bike Frame Size
4’10″ – 5’1″…25.5” – 27”……..46 – 48 cm
5’0″ – 5’3″…. 26.5″ – 28″……. 48 – 50 cm
5’2″ – 5’5″…. 27.5″ – 29″ …….50 – 52 cm
5’4″ – 5’7″…..28.5″ – 30″……..52 – 54 cm
5’6″ – 5’9″…..29.5″ – 31″……..54 – 56 cm
5’8″ – 5’11″…30.5″ – 32″…….56 – 58 cm
5’10″ – 6’1″…31.5″ – 33″…….58 – 60 cm
6’0″ – 6’3″…..32.5″ – 34″……..60 – 62 cm
6’2″ – 6’5″…. 34.5″ – 36″……. 62 – 64 cm
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