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bike height

  • 20-05-2010 1:02pm
    #1
    dekbhoy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 481 ✭✭


    Hi guys buying a new bike this week , think gonna go for a hybrid , im around 5' 11 in height but just wondering what size bike i should purchase, somebody told me 20 inch would be sufficent .is that not too small


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  • #2
    seamus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 68,317 ✭✭✭✭seamus


    Anything between 19 and 22 inches will be fine for your height, but it depends on what kind of hybrid you're looking at and whether you're thinking of doing more on it than just commuting.

    Some hybrids are MTBs with skinny wheels, whereas some are road bikes with flat bars.


  • #3
    Bikerbhoy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,093 ✭✭✭Bikerbhoy


    dekbhoy wrote: »
    Hi guys buying a new bike this week , think gonna go for a hybrid , im around 5' 11 in height but just wondering what size bike i should purchase, somebody told me 20 inch would be sufficent .is that not too small

    20 inch would be bang on for you height based on

    Height 5-7 - 5-11 17 - 19 inches

    Height 5-11 - 6-2 19 - 21 inches


  • #4
    dekbhoy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 481 ✭✭dekbhoy


    thanks for advice guys , intend using to commute but also go on good long leisurely cycles (30-40 milers), getting it on cycle to work scheme.

    thanks again


  • #5
    seamus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 68,317 ✭✭✭✭seamus


    dekbhoy wrote: »
    thanks for advice guys , intend using to commute but also go on good long leisurely cycles (30-40 milers), getting it on cycle to work scheme.
    20 or 21 inch then is your man.


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