Morewood Sizing
- Thread starter BLH2
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Large for sure. I bought one a couple of months ago and was torn on the size as well. I'm 5'9" and ride a 17" Sunday for reference.
Depends. Gerrit rode a small all last year, then switched to a large this year. He likes the large more. He is about 5'10".
I'm 6' and ride a large. I like a larger bike though.
I would say it depends on whether you like a small bike or a large bike and your style of riding.
I'm 6' and ride a large. I like a larger bike though.
I would say it depends on whether you like a small bike or a large bike and your style of riding.
Love it! Super fun bike and very versatile.
Richard let me ride a Small at the US Open, and I ride a Large Shova LT right now and I like the Large much more, I'm 6' 2" though. I'm pretty sure they have 07s in Large, I got mine about a month ago. I know they only have 06s in small. Price Point might have 06s in Large.
I'm 5'10" and on a small '07 Izimu. Love it.
5' 9" and love a small izimu. Great tight handling.
The guys over 5'9" riding a small must like TINY bikes. I would say on average I like a bike that fits my body size - 22.75-23.5" top tube. I strongly recommend trying one of each if you can. I can give you real world measurements if that helps - actual and virtual TT, wheelbase, front center. Just let me know if you want them.
btw, you can't really compare an Izimu to a Shova LT - the large Izimu is bigger than a large Shova LT.
I currently ride a Santa Cruz Chameleon and it is a size large with 23' top tube, the 2007 Morewood is 22.4 top tube. Is that a big difference, should I not compare the 2? My SC I always felt was a little big, to fix that I have a short 50mm stem. Sorry to bother you guys with this ****, just trying to make the right decision.
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Actually Geritt is torn between the small and the large so he is getting a custom made meduim frame to test. A medium sounds like the hot ticket for guys 5'10-6'...but I don't have that problem 6'3" and been rocking larges for 3 years
I seriously think the small Izimu will be fine for you. I know lots of Izimu riders and the ones that ride the small's range from 5'7" to 5'11".
I guess I shouldn't have mentioned Gerrit liking the large. He could be on a Wal-mart bike and as long as it moves forward, he will like it.
I guess I shouldn't have mentioned Gerrit liking the large. He could be on a Wal-mart bike and as long as it moves forward, he will like it.
He has the option do to that though. Real world people don't. But ya, a medium would ideally be the ticket though
Nope, the top tube lengths of the Shova LT and the Izimu are the same. Just shorter travel and little steeper angles. I still think a small will be fine.
Personally, for a shorter travel bike like the LT, I would want a little smaller cockpit. It would be more of a do it all bike then. XC, DH, DS and so on.
True Dat...I sitting w/ Geritt right now...he's playing Wii...mediums maybe an option for 2008...I know I have 5 guys on my team that would love a medium...Let's hope Patrick Morewood sees the light...He has the option do to that though. Real world people don't. But ya, a medium would ideally be the ticket though
Ultimately it's your call BLH2. The Shova LT at 7.6" of travel is never going to be a decent DS or DJ bike, but it will be a great FR/DH bike and to some extent, a decent all-mountain bike. I opted for the longer size because with the steeper than Izimu angles, I didn't want a short wheelbase for high speed stuff. Good luck whatever you decide.
lol. now thats a funny visual.
PM me I may have a line a Lg Shova LT in black sans shock though
I want a mediummmmmmmmmmmmTrue Dat...I sitting w/ Geritt right now...he's playing Wii...mediums maybe an option for 2008...I know I have 5 guys on my team that would love a medium...Let's hope Patrick Morewood sees the light...
Yep...this will change the geometry substantially and make the bike feel huge and you'll need to be about 6'2" tall to enjoy this. Although it's only .25 of an inch more, with a travel ratio of close to 3, it will add nearly an inch of travel to your rear end and you will need upgrade to a longer fork as well. The Shova ST is designed as a 5.2" travel bike so I would recommend staying with the 2" stroke. Watch this space for something in 6" plus in 2008
Thanks for your advice, I would like to change the fork to the 66 150 mm version due to the rear end upgrade. Basically I would like to make it become a all mtn & mini DH bike.
I will going to post the bike picture after all of the modification finish.
The mod you are thinking of doing would make it a horrible mini DH bike. The longer shock would raise the BB (no good) and steepen the head angle (also no good). The longer fork will just further raise the BB.
Hey BLH2 i havent been on here in a bit so i wasnt able to post to this thread earlier but i'm ordering a new 07 shova lt large and it should be getting it in this week some time. Hopefully tomorrow. 
I told Richard which frame i wanted a while back and i think they were about out of the large frames so he ordered it for me. I'm getting a large 07 lt (white) so basically if you really want one, all you have to do is tell Richard and he'll hook you up.
I told Richard which frame i wanted a while back and i think they were about out of the large frames so he ordered it for me. I'm getting a large 07 lt (white) so basically if you really want one, all you have to do is tell Richard and he'll hook you up.Thank for another big advice, I know it will affect the BB & Ht angle. So I stay for 2" shox stroke. Now on the shova the BB height is nearly 13", which is quit low for my point of view and I have measure the crown to axle length compare the revlation & 66. It has around 25mm height difference.