What size bike frame do I get?

[Fausto]

Doh! Looks like the website is either FUBAR or (more likely) being updated. The main site is Velowear.com. They also run monthy specials on this and that. I picked up several pairs of the bib shorts (have built in suspenders so no waistband = more comfortable) for $35 each a while back. Just a nice as Pearl Izumi shorts that run $100+.

 

[yakko]

Originally posted by: Fausto1

Originally posted by: FrustratedUser
You should have a 19"-20". Don't get a small frame with a long stem.

Yep. Too small frame + huge stem = very imprecise handling on tight trails.

hahahahahahahahaha!!!!!!!!!!!! Do you even ride a mountain bike? My 15 inch frame I had for 8 years until it got stolen had a 150 mm stem. I may not have beat very many people in speed or endurance but when it came to the tight technical trails I was damn good at it. I also had my handle bars chopped to 17" wide wide no bar ends on them.



Forgot to mention it but get the frame and stem you are most comfortable with. It will make you a better rider than anything else. If you are not comfortable then you will not be able to concentrate on riding.