New Bike wanted...

Trox

Trox

Trox

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Looking at spending around £500 mark on a bike, itll be used for offroad and tarmac. http://www.evanscycles.com/product.jsp?style=60154 this bike kinda cought my eye but not actually knowing much about bikes im not too sure.

How do you find out what size of frame you need? Some frame sizes are small to Extra Large others 14 to 23".
Would i be best to buy from the highstreet or online? I just want a good bike for the money really :)

Cheers for info
Trox
 
Sorry, Bike is gonna be used for trail riding, dirt track and some tarmac ussage.

Going to a shop tomorrow to try out the some bikes, ive been told around 21" might suit me best due to my hieght, 6ft2", but ill try it out before i part with my cash...

Ive seen the bike pic thread and someone has the one i mentioned above, wouldnt mind knowing if its good or not for the cash :D
 
Nice, im going along in a few mins to try it out. Dont think ill get it today ill test out a couple of bikes before i part with my cash.

But then if i really like it ill just got for it :)
 
OK went to the shop tried out both 19" and 21", and... Im still not sure what to go for 19" feels as though the handle bars sit too low due to the seat being so high and the 21" just feels big.

Guy said if yir planing to do a lot of offraod stuff then the 19" will be perfect for throwing around, and on road with trails/paths then the 21" will be fine for that.

gonna have to decide, dont want to end up getting a bike then thinking i made the wrong size choice :/

thought getting a bike would be easy, or am i over complicating it :/
 
Yea im thinking about that, wondering if i could raise the handle bars slightly...

Been checking out loads of sites about getting the frame size right 89cm inside leg, 185cm tall puts me around 19.5" to 20.5" frame...
rofl just my luck :/
 
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Youstolemyname

I tried out both frame sizes, 19 and 21. The 19" as i said felt as thought the handle bars were sitting too low which made me lean forward onto my wrists, the 21" felt a little better since the bars were more inline with my seat hieght but the bike felt huge to me...

Not sure what im going to do, my hieght and inside leg measurements are above. Going by some site 21" is the size to get..
 
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Breamy

cheers for the heads up m8y, when i went along to the shop i actually changed my mind about getting the Hardrock, instead i was thinking more on the lines of the Specialized Rockhopper Disc 2006 Bike.
Its using the Rox Shocks and the Avid Juicy 5 breaks, i dunno how good they are really http://www.evanscycles.com/product.jsp?style=60160

Its going to set me back £650 though and im still stuck on frame sizing...

Ill check out that mag, ill grab a copy tomorrow.

Cheers m8
 
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