Road Bike Fit - How To Measure A Bike Frame

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  • Опубликовано: 4 ноя 2024

Комментарии • 116

  • @isaacakhigbe5677
    @isaacakhigbe5677 4 года назад +234

    I’ll save you some time: The frame size of your bike is the seat tube length

  • @gcn
    @gcn  11 лет назад +12

    Erm, yes that's definitely what we meant! It should be 130mm.

  • @megaman12451
    @megaman12451 11 лет назад +4

    i think its also important to note that the different manufacturers have different sizes i.e the geometry and what not. So if your looking for a new bike make sure that you can try a size bigger or smaller because it is ultimately about your comfort when riding

  • @Frazzle86
    @Frazzle86 11 лет назад +79

    5 inches = 130cm? Must tell the mrs that in future.

  • @derosa1989
    @derosa1989 11 лет назад +5

    Top tube length is correctly measured parallel with the ground, not along the centre line of the tube, as shown in the video. That Focus bike doesn't have a level top tube, despite what is said in the video. You will get a smaller number if you measure the slope of the top tube than if you measure it level.

  • @lewispetrie97
    @lewispetrie97 11 лет назад +14

    I do love a 130cm tall head tube

  • @sonomama82
    @sonomama82 9 лет назад +11

    So when people say frame size which measurement are they talking about?

  • @allbunsglazing
    @allbunsglazing 8 лет назад +6

    5 inches, or 34.6 kilometers, or 948 leagues, or approximately 3 fathoms.

  • @JordanOroshiba
    @JordanOroshiba 11 лет назад +2

    Similarly with stack which is the height to the headset from BB, if that matches your bar setup then you are most likely golden. The exception is those with very small or no saddle to bar drop. In which case you need to also make sure your seat can go low enough.

  • @JordanOroshiba
    @JordanOroshiba 11 лет назад +2

    Stack and reach is harder to measure, but so much easier to determine if you actually fit a bike! Otherwise the fit coordinates only really match if the geometry angles are the same. Measure how much length there is in front of the bottom bracket to the head tube as this determines how long the bike will fit (saddle position is relative to the BB and thus no matter if the bike has a 72 degree or 75 degree seat angle, giving different top tube lengths the reach might be the same to the bars.)

  • @leckmanj
    @leckmanj 5 лет назад +2

    surprised this video has not been re-done...incorrect measurement on head tube...not CM's but MM's and 5 inches is 127 MM's to be precise

  • @Xerathful
    @Xerathful 7 лет назад +10

    What if seat tube and top tube measurements are different? For example if seat tube is 51 cm and top tube is 53 cm what's the frame size?

    • @yutehube4468
      @yutehube4468 3 года назад

      Seat tube (effective, in other words to the point on the seat tube that's parallel to the ground when in line with the center of the head tube).

    • @Xerathful
      @Xerathful 3 года назад

      @@yutehube4468 So in this example frame size is 51 cm or 53 cm?

    • @gusmanagusmana6669
      @gusmanagusmana6669 3 года назад

      @@Xerathful he means you might be measuring your top tube wrong.

    • @Xerathful
      @Xerathful 3 года назад

      @@gusmanagusmana6669 I still got confused about how to measure it.

    • @Xerathful
      @Xerathful 3 года назад

      @@gusmanagusmana6669 I still got confused which tube to measure it.

  • @Miles_on_bikes
    @Miles_on_bikes 11 лет назад +2

    Looking forward to how to choose the right frame for your height

  • @emiliom.escayol3010
    @emiliom.escayol3010 9 лет назад +1

    Great video, guys! Very informative and clear. Thank you.

  • @acer8123
    @acer8123 9 лет назад +3

    I think you meant the headtube is 13cm not 130cm.

  • @djrx2
    @djrx2 5 лет назад +1

    What are the pros/cons of a slopping tube vs a flat tube?

  • @chrismilbourne9
    @chrismilbourne9 11 лет назад +1

    You should do a series on the best bikes at certain prices. I'm looking for a new bike, but it's overwhelming how many there are, and it's hard to narrow it down. (It also probably doesn't help that I spend most of the time looking/dreaming at >£10000 bikes.)

  • @MeeToo42
    @MeeToo42 4 года назад

    So everyone in 2020 and beyond - this is exactly how you measure a frame size - From the Middle of the Bottom Bracket to the very Top of the Seat Tube - and that's it!

  • @Fennecfox10
    @Fennecfox10 11 лет назад +2

    Were your measurements the same as the manufacturer's?

  • @paulgreen9979
    @paulgreen9979 3 года назад

    Hi,
    Can I fit a 29” wheel on a 26” frame bike? I want to use my old mbk Ranger Hi teck as a donor bike for my Tack trainer… thank you

  • @Pr1nc3ssf10na
    @Pr1nc3ssf10na 2 года назад

    Great bike! Love it!

  • @broifyouaskme1448
    @broifyouaskme1448 2 года назад

    I just watched a video where the guy measured the seat tube differently. He measured from the center of the sprocket - as you did - to the point where the top tube and seat tube intersect. Not what you did. That's like the most popular measurement, what's up with that?

  • @PInk77W1
    @PInk77W1 6 лет назад +1

    Sloping top tube
    Who was the first franebuider to make
    Sloping top tube frames?
    I know it had to do with either
    Mt. Bikes or small women’s frames.
    I know when I started cycling long distance
    In 1973 there were no such frames.
    Thx for any and all answers.

  • @fletcheroo
    @fletcheroo 11 лет назад +1

    Hey dudes can you do a bottom bracket vid explaining all the different types and sizes and or just how replace please??? Monge Toute!!!

  • @hasan3adel
    @hasan3adel 11 лет назад +1

    very useful, thanks for the information provided

  • @lekhapratap1652
    @lekhapratap1652 5 лет назад

    Hey guys so how is the Scultura 300? 2019, one.
    I am thinking of buying it.

  • @LueXiong10
    @LueXiong10 11 лет назад +1

    love this channel, you guys should print those shirts for purchase! I want one!

  • @muhammadadiputra5622
    @muhammadadiputra5622 5 лет назад

    So ..how do I choose my ride based on these calculations? my height is 158cm? any by chance you can assist? I m looking for something that I can go long distance..endurance maybe. Kindly assist. pls & tq

  • @dondonbaculo12345677
    @dondonbaculo12345677 9 лет назад +1

    What is the normal size of the wheel?

  • @prithviraj2354
    @prithviraj2354 5 лет назад

    Would you make a video of headset bearing measurements

  • @ronnychristanto245
    @ronnychristanto245 5 лет назад +1

    if the size is 55. what measure 55 is?

  • @grayvickery9886
    @grayvickery9886 5 лет назад

    Can someone plz explain the difference between center to center and center to top seat tube measurement?

  • @arnautov199078
    @arnautov199078 Год назад

    What is the best exercise for flabby inner thighs?

  • @puiselo
    @puiselo 11 лет назад +1

    What should I use to lubricate cables?

  • @user-zeleno
    @user-zeleno 2 года назад

    5 inches are 12.7 cm, not 130 cm as it is said in the video.

  • @18GreenGamer
    @18GreenGamer 11 лет назад +1

    going get a track frame and it is 55 size I have no idea how that looks

  • @kobalt77
    @kobalt77 4 года назад

    Good man, thank you!

  • @mr.blackhawk142
    @mr.blackhawk142 5 лет назад

    Thanx! Now I know what size my frame is! (=

  • @新鉴王
    @新鉴王 2 года назад

    Some segments in the video are stamped not adjacent to each other

  • @senoreggroll
    @senoreggroll 11 лет назад +2

    @1:52 I think you meant 5" or 13cm, not 130cm!

  • @MiniFun92
    @MiniFun92 8 лет назад +28

    130 cm :D

  • @LuficariusRatspeed
    @LuficariusRatspeed 2 года назад

    1:45 ... I think you mean 130 mm not cm, yes?

  • @natashathomas1770
    @natashathomas1770 11 лет назад +1

    i was wandering if u could help. i get lower back pain when i ride and i had my bike fit looked at but they say its fine. do you have any other ideas?

    • @msen5030
      @msen5030 4 года назад

      Your bike might be a little small

    • @msen5030
      @msen5030 4 года назад

      I mean big

  • @jamessherwood8817
    @jamessherwood8817 11 лет назад +1

    How to clean your bike. (Without pro-team equipment & pressure washer)

  • @LexLuthor1234
    @LexLuthor1234 Год назад

    Thank you :)

  • @tdog6612
    @tdog6612 2 года назад

    You measured the head tube as 5” or 130cm? Did you mean mm lol? 130cm is 51”. That’s a big reach!

    • @gcn
      @gcn  2 года назад

      Yes, he did mean mm 😅

  • @leedorney
    @leedorney 11 лет назад +2

    Get an app. on your phone and you can do it that way ;)

  • @darkkingrayleigh7724
    @darkkingrayleigh7724 4 года назад

    imagine going in the shop to buy a new road bike, then youre bringing this thing size measurement and stability measurement

  • @borizovskimilan
    @borizovskimilan 3 года назад

    You forgot to measure the frame size on a sloping bike.

  • @GravityOfLife
    @GravityOfLife 5 лет назад

    this person in the video just confuses people because one particular frame size is given in bike specs. So what is this 'frame size' referred to? That is the question.

  • @justwhenithought
    @justwhenithought Год назад

    You're taking an easy way out measuring frame size by doing it on a bike with a perfectly horizontal top tube. This doesn't exist anymore, does it?

  • @Calispeedboi
    @Calispeedboi 11 лет назад +1

    how to glue tubulars please

  • @macky_posir2269
    @macky_posir2269 7 лет назад

    Height 61-63 right ?

  • @garvitwalia6434
    @garvitwalia6434 2 года назад

    I think you meant to say 130 mm (not cm)

    • @gcn
      @gcn  2 года назад

      Almost definitely!

  • @cntrlscrutinizer5374
    @cntrlscrutinizer5374 4 года назад

    Why do people think the hideous back ground music is necessary?! The info only pleassse!!

  • @tmedocianis
    @tmedocianis 5 лет назад

    Okay, this guy needs to think about what he's saying and what he's doing. He measures the seat tube and then the top tube and calculates 50 something cms. Then he measures 5 inches and says it's 130cm. ??? Didn't something feel wrong to him when he said that??

  • @TheLetimad
    @TheLetimad 11 лет назад +1

    5 inches isn't 130cm

  • @jackdavies9968
    @jackdavies9968 11 лет назад +1

    5 inches is definitely not 130cm.....

  • @amadorjrcabangon
    @amadorjrcabangon 2 года назад

    Wrong head tube measurement 130cm is equivalent to 1.3 meter not 5inches too long 😂

  • @alengo4831
    @alengo4831 4 года назад

    22.5 inches

  • @DuncanInUK
    @DuncanInUK 11 лет назад

    Eagle Eye!

  • @bobcat888
    @bobcat888 2 года назад

    5in is 130cm????

  • @Woodengully
    @Woodengully 3 года назад

    5"=127 mm. Not 130 cms 😅😅

  • @Otaner142
    @Otaner142 11 лет назад +1

    My heàd tube is 7 inch lol

  • @holdonbud3084
    @holdonbud3084 5 лет назад

    5"=130cm

  • @bhalchandrakapatkar1710
    @bhalchandrakapatkar1710 2 года назад

    👍👍

  • @Alex-V.S
    @Alex-V.S 3 года назад +1

    This channel is probably the most pointless biking channel out there. No relevant information, mostly focused on entertainment, it’s just a waste of time.

  • @Aureas133
    @Aureas133 11 лет назад

    Is that giant an L?

  • @horacioortega1
    @horacioortega1 11 лет назад

    Third

  • @FilipAhlmann
    @FilipAhlmann 11 лет назад

    First. :)

  • @AnyoneCanSee
    @AnyoneCanSee 6 лет назад

    So what is the fucking frame size? Obviously I want to know if my bike is 20inch or whatever. That's how they are advertised this fuycking video doesn't do that.

  • @mzaphod64
    @mzaphod64 6 лет назад

    Did I just watch a video made to explain how to use a meter, a f measurement tape?????
    What the f?
    Nobody is interested in that.
    We want to know, how all those dimension are connected!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    For f sake.
    If all those dim are important, why the f are bikes sold advertising one dimension. Which one is that???
    Am I so dumb?
    Can someone point me to some good video explaining frame bike size. What's eddy, french and competitive fit??

    • @muhammadadiputra5622
      @muhammadadiputra5622 5 лет назад

      exactlyyyyyy....my height is 158cm.,so whats the best bike sizing? how do I calculate those?
      no diffs if it is inches or cm..

  • @hientruonguc3180
    @hientruonguc3180 2 года назад

    the sound is not good I am quite disappointed

  • @billweber1422
    @billweber1422 4 месяца назад

    I cannot understand what he's saying because he's speaking British. Those people have a lot of difficulty with the English language. (I'm an American, and we speak correctly.)