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Giant Avail Liv

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  • 02-04-2017 2:37pm
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    Smile111
    Registered Users Posts: 536 ✭✭✭


    Hi all,

    I have a Giant Avail Liv.Pretty sure it's a s as the guy in shop advised s.

    However I tried my friends at weekend and hers is an xs and much better fit.

    Can I buy a new frame or what is the best thing to do here?

    Thanks.:)


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    Trekker09
    Registered Users Posts: 1,615 ✭✭✭Trekker09


    Smile111 wrote: »
    Hi all,

    I have a Giant Avail Liv.Pretty sure it's a s as the guy in shop advised s.

    However I tried my friends at weekend and hers is an xs and much better fit.

    Can I buy a new frame or what is the best thing to do here?

    Thanks.:)

    Maybe a bike fit. Did the guy at the shop take any of your measurements etc when you bought it?


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    Smile111
    Registered Users Posts: 536 ✭✭✭Smile111


    Sorry, it is actually an xs but must be different year to hers.He didn't measure me.I just got on one of the bikes and he said that should be ok.
    He obviously knew I was very new.

    I just noticed my arms were sore yesterday after a long cycle so maybe this has something to do with height of bike?


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    smacl
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 15,754 Mod ✭✭✭✭smacl


    Smile111 wrote: »
    Sorry, it is actually an xs but must be different year to hers.He didn't measure me.I just got on one of the bikes and he said that should be ok.
    He obviously knew I was very new.

    I just noticed my arms were sore yesterday after a long cycle so maybe this has something to do with height of bike?

    Most likely the saddle position is different, you can move it forward or backward to best suit your reach. You can also change the stem to a shorter one (the bit that connects the handlebar to the steerer) which will further reduce reach needed but can make steering a bit twitchy if you go too short. As Trekker09 has said, if you get a fit done it will sort the necessary adjustments. Most decent local bike shops will do this for you and also carry a range of stems, or alternatively you can go to someone specialising in bike fits.


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    joey100
    Registered Users Posts: 3,425 ✭✭✭joey100


    Have a look at your handlebar width, if your on an XS liv you should be using at most 38cm bars, but some of them are sold with 40/42cm bars. Alot of the smaller bars will have a shallower reach too, bringing the gear levers closer to your hands, can have the same affect as shortening the stem.


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    magicbastarder
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 49,617 CMod ✭✭✭✭magicbastarder


    probably worth parking the bikes side by side and looking for differences in saddle height, saddle position (how far forwards or back it sits on the post), and angle, and also how high her handlebars and stem are set - plus whether the bars are angled differently.


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