posted by James Brown on april 13, 1997 at 21:47:38:
in reply to: BIKE FIT posted by C M Lam on april 08, 1997 at 19:47:46:
WILL SOMEONE HELP THIS GUY OUT. I HAVE THE SAME
COMPLAIN WITH REGARD TO UNCLEAR BIKE REVIEW ARTICLES.
JB
: Expert cyclists,
: I am a 5'9"/174.5cm novice with a cool XLM steed and a bag of
: questions.
: HERE in Hong Kong, folks tend not give too much attention to bike-fit.
: I have been bombarded with different (sometimes conflicting) "advices"
: from well meaning fellow recreational MTBikers.
: So, I decided to seek Higher Intelligence to get it right
: I have a longish torso(140cm measured from sternal notch to
: ground),
: and arms(67cm measured from deltoid to pencil in fist perpendicular to
: arm), and shortish legs(inseams-80cm/31.5").
: My hardtail, XC setup bike has a 22.38" top tube length and handlebar
: reach(saddle nose to my 135mm stem/handlebar junction)of 56.5cm/22". Seat tube is
: 16.25"(Ctr to ctr), with about 2.5" of standover clearance with bike
: shoes.
: Head tube angle is 71 degree and seat tube angle is 73.5 degree.
: I was asssured that 2" of standover clearance was
: ample but all the bike-fit articles I've read advise
: to go for at least 3" to 6"!
: The trouble with most of the bike "show-down" articles
: test pilots' height are not disclosed, only tested
: frame sizes.
: And comments such as, that a medium size bike
: with less than 23" top tube length with a 120-130mm
: stem is usually
: deemed as "cramped at the cockpit".
: But cramped for what size riders?
: Thanks,
: CM Lam
: Second year MTBiker