WTB Tri bike I am 6'2"

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Subject: WTB Tri bike I am 6'2"
Looking for tri bike.. I am 6'2". Have been riding a 56cm road bike, but i am starting to think it is to small for me. What do you have?

2009-07-21 9:02 PM
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Subject: RE: WTB Tri bike I am 6'2"
I'm 6'1 and ride a 58. 
2009-07-22 6:10 AM
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Subject: RE: WTB Tri bike I am 6'2"
I'm 6'2" and have ridden both a 60cm (too big) and a 58cm (just right). Obviously every rider is different but I would say go for a 58cm or even go to your LBS and get on a tri bike to see what fits.
2009-07-22 6:53 AM
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Subject: RE: WTB Tri bike I am 6'2"

People often end up a frame size smaller on the tri bike than the road bike, FWIW.  If you're cramped on the 56 road bike it may be the correct size tri bike.  Spend the $$ on a fitting -- otherwise it's a gamble and you can end up spending a lot more on a bike that will never be comfortable.

2009-07-22 7:07 AM
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Subject: RE: WTB Tri bike I am 6'2"
JoshKaptur - 2009-07-22 7:53 AM

Spend the $$ on a fitting -- otherwise it's a gamble and you can end up spending a lot more on a bike that will never be comfortable.


+1000 on the value/importance of a good fitter!  Bike sizes are not at all "standard" between manufacturers, particularly when the frame geometry changes.  Having a given frame size in one bike brand/model works doesn't give you much more more than a starting point when looking at other bikes.

I'm also 6'2", and ride a 60cm road bike (for sale elsewhere on the site - shameless plug) that fits me very well - even more so after I was properly fit to it - but my new P2 is a 58.  With the right number of headset spacers and a bit of seat/bar adjustment,  I spent a bit of time on a size 56 P2 and while not optimal (better to have the right head tube length than a shorter head tube with a tall stack of spacers) that worked for me, too.

Edited by mginva 2009-07-22 7:08 AM
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