was wondering what other peoples feelings on this was as it is something i have obsessed with for quite a while. For jumping and drops, with style. would a 19" bike be too big if your about 6'3'' as i am? i have this compulsion that says it shouldnt be bigger than 17.5'' inches or so (most medium frames) even though i almost never run my seat all the way down. Am i bugging out? I ask because i want to pick up a large Bullit to replace my previous big bike, a Medium banshee scream. The cockpits are aboput the same but the Bullit just seems soo much larger. Is it a visual thing and i should relax or is the Bullit a bigger bike and most guys (Spangler for instance) who use it ride sizes OTHER than L and XL? just need some reassurance here, on either side of the argument. thanks!
Is a bike with a 19" seat tube to tall to "stunt"?
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I run a medium Bullit for the same reason. I am 6'1". The med is much better for jumping, but I really wish for more top tube whenever I'm riding trails. It's a compromise either way...
At 6'1" I basically never run my seat all the way down on my 19.5" RFX. Only maybe for something like dirt jumping where I need as much room as possible for corrections. But even DH'ing I have to be able to pedal seated *comfortably* so it's still got some extention. You will be fine.
you can do it. i'm 5'7" and have a 29" inseam, and i ride a small FOES Mono that is a 17.2" bike and it fits me well. idealy i'd opt for something a tad shorter, but this bike rocks and i never really notice the height. and i take it huge all the time....
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whoh,
get the LARGE..
I'm 6'2" & love my large with Monster-T..
Had a Medium & it sucked ass--too small a wheelbase & just felt aweful..
500% better with a large..with the seat ALL the way down-people often ask me..Is that a Small Bullet,because i dwarf it being tall !
my honest .02 :dancing:
get the LARGE..
I'm 6'2" & love my large with Monster-T..
Had a Medium & it sucked ass--too small a wheelbase & just felt aweful..
500% better with a large..with the seat ALL the way down-people often ask me..Is that a Small Bullet,because i dwarf it being tall !
my honest .02 :dancing:
i'm about 5'10" and i have a medium bullit. i love the size. i ride "stunts" and jump it and it's perfect for me, so i think that i large would do you just fine
bullit's also look taller than alot of bikes because of their high bottom bracket, so when you're on the bike, it won't feel tall at all
bullit's also look taller than alot of bikes because of their high bottom bracket, so when you're on the bike, it won't feel tall at all
I'll teach ya how ta stunt..
I'm a tad over 6' tall, and I ride an '03 Kona Stinky d with an 02 monster T. The frame size is a 19", and the bike feels great on just about everything. I think it all boils down to the brand of frame, I know a 19" bullit is going to have a shorter top tube than most other 19" downhill frames, and will feel like smaller bike. I've also ridden a medium scream, and I find it to be way too small- and I rode a large scream with an 888 and it felt perfect to me in size. It turns out my kona and a large scream are really close in size- almost identical, despite the "frame sizes" (seat tube lengths) being drastically different. So yeah, anyway, a 19" bullit should be fine for you.
Rennie and E-bot both rode 19" hardtails on Iron Hoser. If you are tall tt length often trumps seattube length...