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How to get the right sized bicycle for you or adjust your bicycle to fit you better.
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How to decide crank arm length?
I'm 1.74 meter tall. I've two MTB's, one of them being 26" frame and the other one is 27,5". They both have crank sets with 175mm crank arm length. As a chondromalacia sufferer I wonder if replacing m …
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Riding out of the saddle and bike size
When I try to ride out off the saddle on my MTB I can't ride more that few pedal strokes. It feels like my body weight is not centered (more on the front side). Does it mean that my bike is small for …
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Should saddle height be changed in relation to different crank arm lengths?
I have two mountain bikes, one of them is 26" with a 170 mm crank arm length and the other one is 27.5" with 175 mm crank arm length. I've adjusted the saddle heights of the two bikes as same by measu …
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Is Lemond's saddle height method outdated?
Do you think Lemond's saddle height measurement method (which is taking the 0.883 of inseam measurement socked feet and use that to set the distance between the BB center and the top of the saddle) is …
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Is it possible to compensate a small frame size with a long stem and high saddle height?
I'm 174 cm (5 feet 8½ inches). Major bicycle manufacturers recommend a medium or medium to large frame size MTB's with an effective top tube length of 59-62 cm for my height. However my bike (a 26" MT …
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How to measure q-factor?
I was checking the specs of my crankset (Deore FC-M610) on Shimano's website and I saw that its q-factor was 176mm. I suppose this is the distance between your two feet when you are standing or sittin …
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My MTB has slightly longer reach for my size
I'm 175 cm (5��9″) tall and have a 26" hardtail MTB. This bike is apparently small for my size because bike manufacturers do not recommend 26" bikes for my height. However I had gotten this bike frame …
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Confused about frame size [duplicate]
I am trying to determine the right frame size for myself before purchasing a hybrid bike. My height is 174 cm and I have an inseam size of 85 cm. If I go by the height it should be a medium frame betw …