Mountain Bike Sizing Long Torso

As year go by mountain bike trend also evolves.

Mountain bike sizing long torso. I made the move to a road bike and purchased a scott s20. Just like we don t all wear the same size trousers we don t all ride the same size frame. Having a long torso w short limbs my main sizing suggestions are. Shorter effective seat tube lengths and low stand over feels more confidence inspiring too.

Multiply the arm plus torso length by 0 47 if you are a casual rider. More confident skilled riders might be willing to deal with less or no standover but beginners won t. The long legs will mean a high saddle so the bars become relatively far away. If you re flexible longer in the torso and like to monster truck over your terrain rather than whip or flick your way around it size up your mountain bike.

Frame sizing long arms and legs short torso. The dealer insisted that i needed a large frame 56cm. This mountain bike sizing and fitting guide will help you do just that. Backpacks are relatively easy since there are only a couple of relevant dimensions that are fairly independent of each other you can swap hip belts on most of the nicer burlier packs for example.

You may be used to choosing a bike size based on standover height or seat tube length. For reference i ride a 17 mountain bike 44cm and it feels like its a part of me. Conversely a smaller sized mountain bike will have a shorter reach and a slightly shorter wheelbase. Look for long reach high stack steep seat tube.

For females who have a step through bike which means it has a very long slanted top tube upward beginning near the bottom bracket. I had a custom bike built with a seat tube of 50 or so cm and an effective top tube of 54 2 cm and i think the headtube is about 14cm. Long legs imply a short torso so the reach to the bars becomes excessive. Another long torso short legs rider here.

A great fit goes a long way towards having a good time on the trail. Some folks may have longer legs and a shorter torso while others may have long arms and short legs. So the modern trend of bike geo really is helping our body type. What you get for sizing down.

Please read my post regarding mountain bike sizing chart here. By ticoyote in forum bikes frames and forks replies. Our guide to mountain bike sizing will help you find the correct sized mountain bike for. Sorry for all these long legged people but this is the worst case for achieving an optimum bike fit.

Long torso short inseam people like 06hokiemtb are going to have inseam concerns. When you ride a bike that fits you get more comfort and better control.