It is not unusual for aggressive riders to seek out 3 to 5 of clearance.
Specialized mountain bike sizing guide.
Some manufacturers have worked on the mathematics and geometry to keep the differences closer than this.
Range of reach stand up straight with your back against a wall.
Bike size rider height rider height cm small 5 2 5 6 158 168.
When you lift a mountain bike you want 2 minimum clearance between the tires and the ground.
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Medium 5 6 5 10 168 178.
Right mountain bike sizing leg inseam cm x 0 66 your frame size for example.
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Life your arms out horizontally either side of you.
Any specialized retailer can measure your sit bones and recommend the correct width.
Traditionally they come with a 26 wheel but more recently we ve seen the launch of 29 and 27 5 650b wheeled bikes.
These new sizes offer more speed and are generally better at soaking up the bumps.
When you re in seated in the right position the kilometers just seem to tick by.
We always recommend coming in store to get perfectly fitted but this offers a very good size guide to help you get the right size bicycle.
Support for the right position.
A 15 frame will be 15 75 on a 27 5 or 16 5 on a 29.
We re drawn to the trail for all sorts of reasons whether it s to chase that rush of speed to push our limits or to simply escape the daily grind.
This will give you your arm span.
Subtract your height from this figure to get your ape index.
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No matter your motivation you ll find a bike here that puts a grin on your face from ultra light xc machines and do it all trail bikes to gravity racing speed sleds.
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Measure the distance from fingertip of one hand to fingertip of the other.
Others have not the good news is we have the option of knowing stack and reach and this will tell us how close the fit is for you.
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