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speedyvelo1
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by speedyvelo1 on Mon Aug 29, 2016 3:00 am
jmaccyd wrote:I'm 193 cm so ride 61/62 CM bikes and they, well...always looks kind of big and unwieldy. I ride quite a sporty position but they never seem to 'look right' Anyone got any ideas what bikes size up well into the bigger frame sizes. I had a Pino Paris until a spill wrecked it and I thought that still looked a great bike in a 62CM frame size. Any pics there of bikes for the taller gentleman?
A big frame is far more than the looks. Check Leonard Zinn, he is the tech editor of Velonews, he races road and cyclocross, he is pretty tall and has building bikes for tall people for many years. That's his nitch. He lives in Boulder Colorado USA. He will help you to make a custom bike for you. He also has large cranks etc.
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Crashtest
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by Crashtest on Tue Dec 13, 2016 8:33 pm
Horizontal top tubes make bigger frames look better, IMO. Also modern stiffened, aero headtubes don't help. Evidence: the giant mass of carbon on my Stevens
62cm Supercorsa
62cm Ventoux
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4ibanez
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by 4ibanez on Wed Dec 14, 2016 2:02 pm
My Supersix is a 58cm. Wish the headtube was lower but I've lost all the steerer I possibly can!
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Johnnysmooth
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by Johnnysmooth on Wed Dec 14, 2016 4:12 pm
AJS914 wrote:It's hard to beat a traditional horizontal top tube for the larger sizes when it comes to looks and proportions.
Absolutely, that is why at 6'2" I went with a traditional frame, Collage C60 at 60cm. Couldn't be happier and she looks mighty fine
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jever98
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by jever98 on Wed Dec 14, 2016 4:53 pm
AJS914 wrote:It's hard to beat a traditional horizontal top tube for the larger sizes when it comes to looks and proportions.
Must disagree here. I'm 2m (6'7") plus have short torso / long legs. I find for me a sloped frame looks best. (this is my pasculli:
viewtopic.php?f=10&t=122183&p=1093029&hilit=pasculli#p1093029)
In terms of the HT - personally I find it looks best if the bike doesn't need too many spacers for the right fit and if the distance between the top and and the down tube isn't too big at the front - in my case the solution was a custom frame.
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Nefarious86
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by Nefarious86 on Thu Dec 15, 2016 4:40 am
Cal's traditional Nags always look fantastic. A C60 in 62 Traditional has to be one of the best looking "big and tall" frames out there.
Yes I know there is plenty of ViAS loathing here but personally I think the bigger these things are the better they look.
785mm Saddle height
125mm Stem
40cm No rise bar
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DanAndrews
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by DanAndrews on Thu Dec 15, 2016 8:11 am
Nefarious86 wrote:Cal's traditional Nags always look fantastic. A C60 in 62 Traditional has to be one of the best looking "big and tall" frames out there.
Yes I know there is plenty of ViAS loathing here but personally I think the bigger these things are the better they look.
785mm Saddle height
125mm Stem
40cm No rise bar
Nice! Agree these look better with bigger frames. Also like the way large Super Sixes look.
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Marin
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by Marin on Thu Dec 15, 2016 10:18 am
4ibanez wrote:My Supersix is a 58cm. Wish the headtube was lower but I've lost all the steerer I possibly can!]
With negative setback on the saddle and the super slammed bars, you should obviously be on a smaller frame!