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Whats your bike size?

Kevin

Kevin

Turbo Monkey
Sep 6, 2004
4,540
1,007
In Holland sticking my finger in a dike...
Ive been thinking about this for a while, actually ever since I got my v10 last year.
Im not too big, about 1.75m which is about 5.9.
Since last year Ive been running a Medium sized v10 which seems to work really well.
But from the moment I had to decide on what size to get I was thinking of maybee trying a size Small just because it would be easier to throw around and easier to corner.
Ive sat on a Small m3 from a mate and it didnt really seem to be short as in a way that I would bump my knees against the bars or anything, so I though why not get a Small DH bike next time...

Any of you guys ride a DH bike thats not really your size but maybee a bit smaller and how do you like it?
 
PatBranch

PatBranch

Turbo Monkey
Sep 24, 2004
10,451
9
wine country
I'm 5'6 with a medium bullit. I don't like really short bikes, like small as-x's. It's perfect. I could even ride a large.
 
Yeti

Yeti

Monkey
May 17, 2005
877
0
yeti cave@the beach
hey dude, hmm...i m about 196cm or 6.5? and i ride a large v10...i ve ridden a small v10 from a friend back in peru and it was cool, didn t have trouble going over rocks, the vpp rocks, just had trouble with the crowns and being able to lower my upper body enough. i really think i should use a large, cause had the same trouble with a medium. my old bikes used to be medium and it was cool, my large v10 just feels better for me. cheers
 
PatBranch

PatBranch

Turbo Monkey
Sep 24, 2004
10,451
9
wine country
Small bikes feel squished/tight to me. A smaller bike would be easier to throw around, but it will have a slight bmx'ish feel and be a little less stable. Ride one before you buy one.
 
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PoserNewbie

Monkey
Feb 14, 2003
469
0
Lower Mainland, BC
OK, at 1.75m you're about 5'9" instead of 5'5". I don't think you'd want to ride a small V10 at that height. I'm 5'10" and currently riding a small morewood izimu with a eff TT of 22.2". On a tight trails, it feels awesome because it is so easy to throw it around but on a wide open high speed stuff, I kinda wish I went with the bigger size.
 
Kevin

Kevin

Turbo Monkey
Sep 6, 2004
4,540
1,007
In Holland sticking my finger in a dike...
PoserNewbie said:
OK, at 1.75m you're about 5'9" instead of 5'5". I don't think you'd want to ride a small V10 at that height. I'm 5'10" and currently riding a small morewood izimu with a eff TT of 22.2". On a tight trails, it feels awesome because it is so easy to throw it around but on a wide open high speed stuff, I kinda wish I went with the bigger size.
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Aijt thanks mate, I used a website to calculate that automatically and it said 5.5... :cheers:

The high speed open stuff would indeed be a little more sketchy but most races here (Europe) are on tight technical tracks so Im curious if its worth the sacrifice.

Oh and Yeti, your bike is a frgiggin horse man, I allmost had to jump on it to ride it last summer :biggrin:
 
InsideMan

InsideMan

Monkey
Jun 1, 2006
479
0
On an Island
Im 5'11" and ride a Large Demo 9 with 50mm havoc stem 28" easton monkey lite DH handlebars. 5 years ago i had a bighit medium and use to smack my knees into the top of the stanchions. But i use to ride moto so a large bike feels more natural for me, i can corner my demo like a bat out of hell!!!

A guy i rode with has a small Turner DHR that i jumped on for a sec and i felt like a clown at a circus riding one of those pocket bikes, the guy that owned it was 5'2" i think.

It all depends on what youre comfortable riding and what youre using the bike for. Ride the bike for sure before you buy, just like a girlfriend!
 
dexterq20

dexterq20

Turbo Monkey
Mar 6, 2003
3,442
1
NorCal
I'm 6 feet, and I ride a medium Demo 8. It's super bueno. It's very maneuverable and the wheelbase isn't insanely long like on the size L.
 
dgrif

dgrif

Monkey
Apr 12, 2006
179
1
colo spigs
im about 167cm, ride a med DH.. I kinda wish it was a small for the same reasons as you.. I'm gonna ride a small before i make my next purchase, thats for sure.
 
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matsO

Monkey
Aug 26, 2006
139
0
I'm 193 cm and felt OK on my previous medium demo9 but better on my Large DHR. But that´s probably more due to different angles than effTT-measurements. Different rear shocks also make difference. I for one think Steve Peat look cramped on his little V10.
 
InsideMan

InsideMan

Monkey
Jun 1, 2006
479
0
On an Island
dexterq20 said:
I'm 6 feet, and I ride a medium Demo 8. It's super bueno. It's very maneuverable and the wheelbase isn't insanely long like on the size L.
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You think the wheelbase is to long on a Large Demo? I guess for some riders it may feel that way, but if you install a dual crown lowrider kit for 888 or bxxr wc it brings that base in a inch or two. Then throw on a shorter stem and youre ready to whip that bike like my last girlfriend haha. :banana: I would like to get out and test ride some mediums, guess i should have went to interbike but my boat had a hole in it. :disgust:
 
frznnomad

frznnomad

Turbo Monkey
Jun 20, 2005
2,226
0
a-town biatches
im 6'1" and i ride a medium sgs and it fits perfect. i dont want to go smaller or bigger. i like to have my room in the cockpit but i still feel like the bike is very manuverable and isnt overwhelming me at all. hope that helps man.
 
Shepherdwong

Shepherdwong

Monkey
Apr 19, 2005
131
0
I'm between sizes, and really liked the feel of the larger size bike with a short stem much more than the smaller bike with a longer stem.
 
Bicyclist

Bicyclist

Turbo Monkey
Apr 4, 2004
10,152
2
SB
6' 1", medium Demo 8. If the seat tube was a bit slacker I'd be set, but I don't want a L because of the WB.
 
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