Bie Size???

Question

I bought a mountain bike 26" and it fits fine im 14 about 5'5" can easily sit on seat and touch ground. I see other ppl answering size questions for like a guy that is 6 foot and they say a 19" bike is good. My god that is in the kids section at walmart. Are they talking a different size or what

Bike sorry lol

Answer 1

The 26" mountain bike you're talking about is wheel size. Most MTBs are 26 inchers although the new thing is a 29er.

19" is an old way of measuring bikes in the states. Remember we went metric a few years ago. What does that mean? Nothing - nobody follows it except bike manufacturers do and you need to know your size in cm now.

My bike when I was in college was a 24" which is about 61 cm. I don't know if that is even available nowadays because the trend is to buy small and build up where back in the day it was buy big!

Answer 2

26" is the wheel size. Most mountain bikes are 26", while some are 24" or 29".

Most mountain frames are measured in inches, and road bikes are measured in cms.. 19" is supposedly the distance between the bottom bracket (where the pedals rotate) to the intersection of the top tube and seat tube. So you could have a bike with 26" wheels with different sized frames.

Some bikes, more likely full suspension bikes, go by S,M,L,XL.

Answer 3

I guess it would depend on the type of bike they are refering to. I suspect they were talking about a BMX style bike @ 19 inches. My thin tire, road bike is a european model and its size is listed in centimeters (53), that equates to roughly 20 inches. Some bikes like Specialized simply refer to Small, Medium, Large, and so on. Sizing should be measured at the top of the frame and using what I call the "Rack em, Split em" factor. When you stand with your feet flat on the ground, does the top bar of the frame touch your nether regions? I prefer to have a least 2 inches between me and the top post and adjust my seat higher. I am sure anyone who has bailed off a bike the was too big would agree with me, male or female. In other words for you math geeks, I take the amount of kids I would like to have or have and subtract 1/3 of that number, the remaining is the distance I prefer between me and the seat post. In the case of a decimal, round up. For those of you who want zero kids. Then take the worst pain you have ever felt, rated on a scale of 1 to 10. Subtract 3/4 then divide by 2. Round up again if you have to. Hope that answers your question.

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