Frame Sizing Advice

[Grease_Monkey]

I nearly gave up MTB in the early days when I got a 'good deal' on a brand new frame that was too big for me. Riding all stretched out - sore shoulders, hands and neck every ride.

 

I'm guessing your wife will enjoy riding a correctly sized bike more than a too-big bike with better components. The 'saving' doesn't represent value if you could be having fun and you're not.

 

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Yeah this is what I am scared of, I was on a mtb too small for me and hated it. Sizing is everything. Will take her in for a propper fit before I commit to anything...

[Amberdrake]

Just take into account that Bicycle size is not only contained to how tall you are and the bicycle size chart. By look of things your wife is on the edge of the sizes as is. 

 

I ride a XL Tallboy according to chart I should be on a XXL. I also run a short stem.

My bike is super fun and i'm happy with setup as is (missing my dropper atm tho)

[1track]

There is a LOT of interesting stuff on the web about frame sizing and geometry, too much perhaps.

http://www.mbr.co.uk/news/size-matters-why-were-all-riding-bikes-that-are-too-small-321374

For me a larger frame with a shorter stem is better, but frame size is pretty personal.

If I was you I would enter her details into the competatve cyclist bike fit calulator, to just to get a rough guide. Unless she is obviously a different size I would be tempted to give the bike a try with the correct length stem.

[Theunissa]

Hi all, this topic has probably been beaten to death, but here goes...

 

My mom is selling her Specialized Camber Carbon Comp 29er (Medium Frame), she has 2 bikes and only needs the one. This one has less than 1000km on it, so it is basically brand new - and I get the lifetime warranty on the frame if anything goes wrong coz she can just claim from specialized if need be. I will also be getting the bike at a very good price (family benefits).

 

So my question is, I will be buying this bike for my wife who is 164cm. According to specialized sizing guide she is a small. A medium is for people from 168cm and up. Can this bike be made to fit her comfortably?? Although I will be getting the bike at well below market value, it is still allot of money, and I don't want to spend it on a bike my wife will be uncomfortable on. My thinking is throwing a 40mm stem on with slightly narrower bars to shorten reach. According to Specialized I should be a med but a large fits me much more comfortably - but I am much closer to the verge between sizes than my wife is. What do you guys think? Will I be wasting my money on something I can never make fit?

 

Just bear in mind that if I do not buy this bike from my mom, I will be buying a new bike for my wife with ALLOT WORSE components.... Really hoping I can make the Medium work for her coz then she will practically have a new Carbon bike with very good components at less than 50% of it's shelf price....

 

 

EDIT: I will be taking her in to the shop to get a proper fit done - just hoping to get some opinions here in the mean time.

im 163cm with an inseam of 76 and arms 76. Got hold of a gent doing setups. He charges me R600 and he gave me advice on size before i bought. Bike shops all gave me confusing info. I got a bike between 17&18" so depending on her inseam and arms i would say 18" if i geustimate it from my size. My sadle protrudes about 150mm from the tube and is about inlone with handle bars.

 

 

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[Grease_Monkey]

So we put a 40mm stem I had lying around on it and went for a looong ride (75km) - she loves it. Very comfortable and no pain whatsoever. Last step is to take her for a fitting and fine tune the set-up. But at this point I think we are taking the Medium

 

Thanks for the advice peeps!