I am about to buy my first freeride bike. I have it narrowed down to either the Kona stinky, Specialized XT or Bighit (I think those are what the guy at the store told me). I am 5'10 and around 165 lbs. Since none of the stores around here carry these "high end" bikes in their inventory, I was wondering what size I should buy. I was thinking medium on the Stinky and am not sure on the specialized. I did ride a 18 inch Kona "Dawg" to get a rough estimate, but it felt huge and I didn't feel like I could hit jumps very well... Any info would help out a lot... thanks!
size of bike??
- Thread starter tmtrebor
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Usually, the co.'s website has a sizing chart for specific height ranges.
Edit: I'm 5'6" I ride a 2006 Transition Dirtbag size small frame.
Top Tube (Effective) 21.2"
Top Tube (Actual) 20.5"
Seat Tube (center to top) 16"
Head Tube Angle 66.75°
Seat Tube Angle 72.7°
ChainStay Length 17.3"
Bottom Bracket Height 14.5"
Standover 29.2"
Wheelbase 43.3"
Head Tube Length 4.725"
Personally: I think it could be a bit smaller-ish. Standover could be a bit lower (since I'm short) and my riding is more DH-oriented than FR/hucking.
My set-up:
Really, I shouldn't be complaining since I'm using a FR-oriented frame for DHing. A true DH race frame would be much slacker and longer, not to mention lower over all (BB, standover, headtube, etc). But what can I say? I'm still in school, can't afford a DH AND FR frame, and I think my set-up does fine for me right at the moment. I will be in the market for a DH-race frame for next season (discounted 2008 Sunday?????).
Edit: I'm 5'6" I ride a 2006 Transition Dirtbag size small frame.
Top Tube (Effective) 21.2"
Top Tube (Actual) 20.5"
Seat Tube (center to top) 16"
Head Tube Angle 66.75°
Seat Tube Angle 72.7°
ChainStay Length 17.3"
Bottom Bracket Height 14.5"
Standover 29.2"
Wheelbase 43.3"
Head Tube Length 4.725"
Personally: I think it could be a bit smaller-ish. Standover could be a bit lower (since I'm short) and my riding is more DH-oriented than FR/hucking.
My set-up:
Really, I shouldn't be complaining since I'm using a FR-oriented frame for DHing. A true DH race frame would be much slacker and longer, not to mention lower over all (BB, standover, headtube, etc). But what can I say? I'm still in school, can't afford a DH AND FR frame, and I think my set-up does fine for me right at the moment. I will be in the market for a DH-race frame for next season (discounted 2008 Sunday?????).
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right. I've checked this and was talking with the guy at the shop, as this will be my first freeride bike, that you want something a little smaller. I can see how this would have a benefit with jumps, but a guy at the other store I went to told me to get an XL. Since I cannot ride either bike, and dont want to waste money on a bike that's too large or small, I was wondering what size you guys ride on the same / similar bike.