[vikingboy]

just ordering new frame and cant get to it to try for size so wanted to ask here.
I'm 6ft 2" tall, 220lbs.

large or medium?

I ride a large enduro with 35mm stem and t fit like a glove. I like short stems.

thanks
Ian

 

[atrokz]

It's similar to the Enduro which i ride at 6'1" with a huge reach. Get a L

 

[vikingboy]

Yeah, I love the reach for AM riding but was curious if for jumping and drops and more dh stuff if a shorter reach may be better?
Any buckets out there can comment too?

 

[vikingboy]

Buckets was an iPhone correction from "huckers", sorry!

 

[atrokz]

Yeah, I love the reach for AM riding but was curious if for jumping and drops and more dh stuff if a shorter reach may be better?
Any buckets out there can comment too?

LOL on the auto-correct. I'mma Bucket!

I'd still go with a L, personaly. I was riding size M DH bikes from 02-05 and always felt like I was getting bucked forward in rough sections or off drops. I switched to a L on the same model and the dif was instantly better. I can move around a lot more to find the ideal sweet spot on the steeps, and when I get hung up on something it's easier to stay on the bike. I'm noticably more comfortable and thus faster on a L over a M.

Think of it like a pushup. It's easier to do them when your hands are centered under your chest, but substantialy harder when you're doing them several inches further down towards your stomach. Add that to the ability to move around a little more and the only thing you lose is that bmx feel, but who want's that on a DH bike? At 6'2", you should be on a L or up.

 

[vikingboy]

bloody autocorrect...cracks me up.
This is no lie, I was going to meet my wife at a pub called the whitehouse.....sent her a message saying "at the whitehouse" which is auto corrected to "at the whorehouse", I mean, WTF...why is auto correct even suggesting whorehouse as an option! I got a right earful.

Sat on a medium this afternoon and its close.....but think you talk sense in your comments above.