Any 5'8" Riders? Bike Sizes Please..

i'm not much off. 5'9.5" and i ride a 21" randy brown 2. feels all around perfect to me with my rearend at 13.6 (24/9) and my 9.5 shadow bars

I'm 5'8" and I have a 20.75 tt and 8.25" rise bars.

5'8 rockin a 20.85 wtp crysis w/ 8.5 inch rise. Want to get some 9's though

I'm 5'8" riding a 20.5 with 8.25 and a topload stem.

I like the cramped space. lol
I think it gives me a better leverage to pull, combine that with my short CS... i have a very loopy setup.

I'd get a 20.75 if i needed a new frame.

I am 5,7 and used to ride a 20,5tt with a 13,5 cs. I am now riding a 20,65 tt and a 13,25 cs.

The bike is way more comfortable and stable. Shorter cs is reaponsive but harder to balance in manual.

all right, so what i'm hearing is that for us 5'8" fellas, 20.75" TT isn't too much bike for us..


aight cooL, guess I just gotta keep on biking!!


appreciate the input fella's!


oNe

5.8 over here, I went from a 20.5 to 20.75 about 2 years ago and wouldn't go back, 20.75 feels right for my height.

yeah, 20.75 is probably most ideal height wise. I've ridden it for the better part of my bmx experience and it's roomy enough for sure. Been messin with a 20.5 lately and I miss that bit of leverage from a longer tt. I feel it especially in my hops. Going 21.25 on a short reach stem next.

Don't blame too many of your issues on your bike. Because when you get skilled enough you can kill it on any setup.

5.9 and rode a 20.75 TT with 9" bars andd a topload with 2 spacers. Going to 8.25 with the new complete

20.75 with 8.65 hoders feels about right for me at 5"7/8 ish

5'3 ride a 21in frame with 8.75 rise bars with top load stem

20.75 8.7 on a topload with 16mm of spacers and a 5mm dustcap.
I believe the stock kinks come with a single 8mm or 10mm spacer & 5mm dustcap and can fit about another 3mm spacer.

5'8" 20.75 frame and scerbo bars

Phabeon wrote:

all right, so what i'm hearing is that for us 5'8" fellas, 20.75" TT isn't too much bike for us..


aight cooL, guess I just ...more

Phabeon wrote:

all right, so what i'm hearing is that for us 5'8" fellas, 20.75" TT isn't too much bike for us..


aight cooL, guess I just gotta keep on biking!!


appreciate the input fella's!


oNe

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With today's bikes it seems to me one can go an easy 1/2 longer on the top-tube without it effecting performance "unless the person has T-Rex arms'.

Back in the day when bikes were heavier and or had longer chain-stays like racing bikes, top-tub length was more of an issue.

Phabeon wrote:

all right, so what i'm hearing is that for us 5'8" fellas, 20.75" TT isn't too much bike for us..


aight cooL, guess I just ...more

Phabeon wrote:

all right, so what i'm hearing is that for us 5'8" fellas, 20.75" TT isn't too much bike for us..


aight cooL, guess I just gotta keep on biking!!


appreciate the input fella's!


oNe

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Wayne S wrote:

With today's bikes it seems to me one can go an easy 1/2 longer on the top-tube without it effecting performance "unless the ...more

Wayne S wrote:

With today's bikes it seems to me one can go an easy 1/2 longer on the top-tube without it effecting performance "unless the person has T-Rex arms'.

Back in the day when bikes were heavier and or had longer chain-stays like racing bikes, top-tub length was more of an issue.

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The answers in this thread have been an eye opener for me.. yours particularly!

good stuff!


Here's what I got out of it..

TT size matters but only to a small degree, one should become accustomed to anything in due time..

The SHORTER the chainstay is, the easier it is to manual and bunny hop.. right?

So based on the above..

What are the things I can adjust to make the bike fit "just right"..

again I'm 5'8" bout 200lbs..longer torso, shorter legs, and slightly long arms... and mainly ride street and by street I mean manuals and gaps, but looking to get into 180's and 360's and BARSPIN's..

i.e. new bars? and if so what size in bars should I look at?

flipping stem help?

more or less spacing in the stem?


Just looking for yalls thoughts and inputs..

very much appreciated!


oNe

Current again is 2011 Kink Apex, 20.75" TT, 13.75" chainstays, Badger Bars v2 8"

Well a lot of it is personal feel. You have to try out what you like and figure that out. My brother and I are built exactly the same and same height, but ride totally different set ups. It's just a matter of what's comfortable to you.

Colonydirt94 wrote:

Well a lot of it is personal feel. You have to try out what you like and figure that out. My brother and I are built exactly ...more

Colonydirt94 wrote:

Well a lot of it is personal feel. You have to try out what you like and figure that out. My brother and I are built exactly the same and same height, but ride totally different set ups. It's just a matter of what's comfortable to you.

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right, I got you...I guess what I'm asking tho is...

well my TT is 20.75" and chainstays is at 13.75".. what else on the bike can do to change it up to see if I can get the feel right?

new bars right, but what else?



oNe

du stem bru. more or less reach/rise will affect bar position as well as overall feel of tt length. It's one of the cheapest parts on a bike that actually changes the feel in a big way.

5'9 with 20.75 frame