Dawes Galaxy frame size
peterpotter
a Galaxy, but the smallest frame size seems to be 54cm, which on paper
is much too big. Does anyone out there, my size, ride a Galaxy? Or
should I consider a different bike (road touring, gentle off-road too)
delboy
I have more or less the same problem, being 5'10" tall but only having
a 31" inside leg measurement. I think the formulas say take about 11"
off your Inside leg meaurement for a road bike and 13" for a MTB. So I
really need a 20" (50.8cm) framed road bike, but many manufacturers
don't make adult bikes that small. You may just have to accept the
fact that you won't be able to to put your feet flat on the ground
when standing astride the top tube. You can usually adjust the saddle
height enough to be able to pedal properly.
DC.
Peter Clinch
If a G is too big, I'd certainly consider alternatives. Luckily
touring bikes are rather more in fashion these days than they were
10 years ago (i.e., there's more choice than a G, Super G and a
Thorn!). Ridgeback do some and I've seen them in 52 cm frame, and
there's Dawes' own Horizon: not generally so nice as a G, but
fitting is pretty fundamental.
Pete.
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The Medway Handyman
> Hi, I''m 5'6" ish (159 cm) with 29" (74cm) inside leg. I'd like to buy
> a Galaxy
Whats the problem? Do they put the chocolate bars on the top shelf & you
can't reach them?
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Rob Morley
From a quick search on the web it seems that the Galaxy should be
available in 51cm. If you can't find one of them, have a look for a
Ridgeback Panorama 50cm.
Happi Monday
> peterpotter wrote:
>> Hi, I''m 5'6" ish (159 cm) with 29" (74cm) inside leg. I'd like to buy
>> a Galaxy
>
> can't reach them?
The problem is he needs a candy bar to give to your daughter - she won't
go down unless given a little treat :-)
Mark
The best thing is to try the bike. I find that I always more
confortable with a much bigger frame that my stats would suggest. My
new bike has a 57cm frame and I am about the same size as you
(5'10/31").
Also bear in mind that different manufacturers use different ways of
measuring frames.
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delboy
> On Wed, 24 Feb 2010 04:55:47 -0800 (PST), delboy
>
> >On 24 Feb, 12:39, peterpotter <peter.adel...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >> Hi, I''m 5'6" ish (159 cm) with 29" (74cm) inside leg. I'd like to buy
> >> a Galaxy, but the smallest frame size seems to be 54cm, which on paper
> >> is much too big. Does anyone out there, my size, ride a Galaxy? Or
> >> should I consider a different bike (road touring, gentle off-road too)
>
> >I have more or less the same problem, being 5'10" tall but only having
> >a 31" inside leg measurement. I think the formulas say take about 11"
> >off your Inside leg meaurement for a road bike and 13" for a MTB. So I
> >really need a 20" (50.8cm) framed road bike, but many manufacturers
> >don't make adult bikes that small. You may just have to accept the
> >fact that you won't be able to to put your feet flat on the ground
> >when standing astride the top tube. You can usually adjust the saddle
> >height enough to be able to pedal properly.
>
> The best thing is to try the bike. I find that I always more
> confortable with a much bigger frame that my stats would suggest. My
> new bike has a 57cm frame and I am about the same size as you
> (5'10/31").
>
> Also bear in mind that different manufacturers use different ways of
> measuring frames.
> --
1) Does your bike have a sloping top tube, and can you stand astride
it with both feet flat on the ground as is normally recommended?
2) Can you get the saddle low enough to allow the correct pedalling
set up, i.e. knees remain slightly bent at the bottom of the stroke?
Derek C
Clive George
> I have more or less the same problem, being 5'10" tall but only having
> a 31" inside leg measurement. I think the formulas say take about 11"
> off your Inside leg meaurement for a road bike and 13" for a MTB. So I
> really need a 20" (50.8cm) framed road bike, but many manufacturers
> don't make adult bikes that small.
This sounds wrong to me. My wife is just over 5' tall, and has
proportionately tiny legs. She rides a 19" (or was it 20"?) frame -
conventional horizontal frame top tube, saddle same height as bars in a
touring bike fashion.
(I ride a proportionately smaller frame, but my bars are lower than my
saddle).
I think your formulae may be wrong. Remember also that the important bit
of frame size is actually length - saddles go up and down easily, but
handlebars don't go back and forth.
Mark
Yes and Yes. (Top tube has a very slight slope.)
>2) Can you get the saddle low enough to allow the correct pedalling
>set up, i.e. knees remain slightly bent at the bottom of the stroke?
Yes. In fact I need the seatpost protuding from the frame by quite a
bit to do so.