size matters?

I thought i posted this today, obviously not

Would an 18" cinder cone be suitable for someone just under 6' or should I get a 19" ??

 

Johnny B wrote:
> I thought i posted this today, obviously not
>
> Would an 18" cinder cone be suitable for someone just under 6' or should I get a 19" ??

how does it fit?

 

In a brief moment of lucidity Johnny B scribbled:

> I thought i posted this today, obviously not

You did, at 15.22 ..

> Would an 18" cinder cone be suitable for someone just under 6' or should I get a 19" ??

Which fits you best ? Leg length is as important as overall height.

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I am 6' 1" and ride a 19" trek. Until I bought the 19 I rode 18s and felt as if I was leaning over
the handle bars way too much. I love the 19" just it felt wierd when i first got it. Almost like it
was too big. Not a problem now though.

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> I thought i posted this today, obviously not
>
> Would an 18" cinder cone be suitable for someone just under 6' or should
I
> get a 19" ??

 

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> I thought i posted this today, obviously not
>
> Would an 18" cinder cone be suitable for someone just under 6' or should
I
> get a 19" ??
>
>

2" clearance over the 'nads is a must.

 

Smaller bike you can adapt easier, move seat and take longer stem, yet bike is more maneuverable for
technical course. If bike is to large than on a climb you either lose traction with the rear wheel
or when you move your behind backward, then your front wheel is to light and on tricky parts tend to
jump severely and force you to stop or to fall.

So I would advise smaller size.

D'amir

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> I thought i posted this today, obviously not
>
> Would an 18" cinder cone be suitable for someone just under 6' or should
I
> get a 19" ??

 

I can fit my fist between the frame and my love spuds so its probably too small only thing is the
bikes got 200 quid knocked off it, if i dont go for that ill probably go for a 19" rockhopper

 

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http://members.rogers.com/theblackfoxx/ "Stephen Baker" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Johnny B says:
>
> >I can fit my fist between the frame and my love spuds so its probably too small
>
> Not necessarily - it depends on how they hang ;-) Seriuosly, it doesn't sound too small just from
> that description
>
> Steve

Well you don't have to worry about that sort of thing, now do ya....

 

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> TBF says:
>
> >Well you don't have to worry about that sort of thing, now do ya....
>
> Actually, no, I don't. After 4 kids, I know mine work, so I did the honourable thing and retired
them
> ;-) I think you might be suffering from doubts, however, hence the
overstatement of
> macho on your page.
>
> Steve
>
> Steve

Doubts? LOL.....the only doubt I have is how much dissing you can take. Lord knows I would hate for
you to grab your shotgun and visit some business to blow everyone away loser.

 

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> I can fit my fist between the frame and my love spuds so its probably too small

Make a bigger fist.

Bill "damn Baker beat me to the more obvious smart-arse remark" S.

 

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> TBF blathers:
>
> >Lord knows I would hate for you to grab your shotgun and visit some business
to
> >blow everyone away loser.
>
> Again I'll ask - WTF does that have to do with the discussion in hand?
Are you
> runnig out of copherent things to say, or are you just graping at straws
to
> cover your own inadequacies in the argument department. O'course, if you're trying to goad me by
> likening me to some cracker with
a
> locker full of shotguns, then you're knocking at the wrong door.
>
> Next!
>
> Steve

what?? you mean your not a crazy cracker with a shotgun?? OMG I apologize for the
miscommunication....

 

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> TBF says:
>
> >you mean your not a crazy cracker with a shotgun??
>
> Always with the ethnic slurs. "Build bridges, not obstacles"

Lighten up on the racist stuff, you have that all wrong.

 

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> TBF says:
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> >Lighten up on the racist stuff, you have that all wrong.
>
> How so? Please explain.
>

>
> Steve

No you don't, but I'm sure you will, afterall you bunch do like to see your BS in type.

 

Fist is good. I hope you are aware that we are measuring from groins, not from your precious
hanging, stretched and so on. In that case what ever the size of fist you have, that should be fine
for off-road bike. In most cases, you have to stop in some funny place that you can't ride through,
uphill, to bumpy, something uneven in height and than you are praising the god for lover tube.

If you are not sure, or if you ride not so challenging terrain, bigger bike will not make you a
problem. If you want to be in control and have a bit more fun, sooner or later you will look for
smaller frame.

Can you get a test ride on something similar in geometry and size?

D'

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> I can fit my fist between the frame and my love spuds so its probably too small only thing is the
> bikes got 200 quid knocked off it, if i dont go for that ill probably go for a 19" rockhopper