Why do people get bikes too big?

8valve

there was a (now defunct) bike shop in Waterford in the 80s, where every teenage boy that went in was sold a 25 inch Raleigh, regardless of model, with the parents told 'he'll grow into it lol

I still come across these gates on a regular basis!

magicbastarder

when i was about 13, my brother and i got new bikes - and were sold 23" bikes. that bike would still be too big for me.

they can't have claimed we'd grow into them with a straight face - my father is about 1cm shorter than me and my mum barely qualifies as 5 foot tall.

byrnem31

Whats an L in a cube? Is that a 56 or 58?

magicbastarder

culbe, i think?

cletus

I thought it was clube 🤔

byrnem31

Cycle superstore have a large sized cube attain sl. What ia a large sized road bike for cubes, is it a 56 or 58?

Jonesy101

Same happened to me,in the Giant shop in Canada had all the sizes and I got recommened the M/L. I should have gone for M as im as agressive as can be within reason and would rather the smaller frame for weight and stiffness.

VonLuck

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118459549#Comment_118459549

Would the Giant guidance chart have advised you to go with M or M/L? Curious as to how accurate it is.

cletus

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118459549#Comment_118459549

I'd be interested in the sizing too. What height are you? I'm 185 cm, so I'm sort of between M/L and L, I think

byrnem31

Right sorted, penny farthing got me a cube agree in a 56 for june. Cant wait and fair play to them. I sat on an agree sl in 56 yesterday and i also had a cube nuroad 2018 in a 56 and it fitted like a glove so it should be all good.