Frame

Just go with a 20.75tt, you might still grow alittle and it'll have more room for you

Go 21 inch youl grow Into it

I'm 178cm and ride 20.75"

doesnt the longer frame make tricks harder? (especally manuals and 180s/360s)
i once met a guy who went from 20.5 to 20 and he felt it better :O

cmon guys i need more opinions!

I'm just about the same height and I run a 21' TT and 8.65' bars. I like having more room and spinning was the same for me.

ajohn15 wrote:

I'm just about the same height and I run a 21' TT and 8.65' bars. I like having more room and spinning was the same for me.

ajohn15 wrote:

I'm just about the same height and I run a 21' TT and 8.65' bars. I like having more room and spinning was the same for me.

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well yes i have heard that exactly this "more room" makes barspins easier however the spinning and manuals harder :/
thats what bothers me

get a 20" frame

I went straight from 20'' to 21'' and spinning wasn't really all that different and I have always sucked at manuals. I've had people tell me that manuals are easier on my bike but I don't think it had anything to do with the top tube. My frame also has a 13.25 - 13 rear end and that probably matters the most.

For your height, I would recommend a 20.75" Top Tube frame.

There are other factors to consider though when you are looking at new frames. If you want to get a frame that will be more responsive, and pull up in to manuals easier, take a look at a frame with a shorter back end (chainstays). Generally, I would say a back end of 13.3" or less is going to be on the more responsive side.

Some frames that I can think of with shorter back ends include:

S&M BTM, Fit Wifi, Fit Benny, Fit MotoMike, Fit Mac, United Dinero, United Mothership, etc.

When you get really short chainstays, your bike will feel super snappy, but you lose some balance that comes from a longer back end that comes in handy if you have a big air, flowy style, or like to ride trails and stuff like that.

transition_chris wrote:

For your height, I would recommend a 20.75" Top Tube frame.

There are other factors to consider though when you are looking ...more

transition_chris wrote:

For your height, I would recommend a 20.75" Top Tube frame.

There are other factors to consider though when you are looking at new frames. If you want to get a frame that will be more responsive, and pull up in to manuals easier, take a look at a frame with a shorter back end (chainstays). Generally, I would say a back end of 13.3" or less is going to be on the more responsive side.

Some frames that I can think of with shorter back ends include:

S&M BTM, Fit Wifi, Fit Benny, Fit MotoMike, Fit Mac, United Dinero, United Mothership, etc.

When you get really short chainstays, your bike will feel super snappy, but you lose some balance that comes from a longer back end that comes in handy if you have a big air, flowy style, or like to ride trails and stuff like that.

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Exactly this 100%.


Go with a 20.75 - 20.85 toptube

transition_chris wrote:

For your height, I would recommend a 20.75" Top Tube frame.

There are other factors to consider though when you are looking ...more

transition_chris wrote:

For your height, I would recommend a 20.75" Top Tube frame.

There are other factors to consider though when you are looking at new frames. If you want to get a frame that will be more responsive, and pull up in to manuals easier, take a look at a frame with a shorter back end (chainstays). Generally, I would say a back end of 13.3" or less is going to be on the more responsive side.

Some frames that I can think of with shorter back ends include:

S&M BTM, Fit Wifi, Fit Benny, Fit MotoMike, Fit Mac, United Dinero, United Mothership, etc.

When you get really short chainstays, your bike will feel super snappy, but you lose some balance that comes from a longer back end that comes in handy if you have a big air, flowy style, or like to ride trails and stuff like that.

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Thanks!
I dont go to the trails I ride mainly street a sometimes I go to the skatepark

and one more question are the manuals and bunnyhops easier with shorter or taller bars? because i also think of changing my 8.7 Sunday Tall-T bars to a 8.25 Primo Tallboys

kisame2660 wrote:

Thanks!
I dont go to the trails I ride mainly street a sometimes I go to the skatepark

and one more question are the manuals ...more

kisame2660 wrote:

Thanks!
I dont go to the trails I ride mainly street a sometimes I go to the skatepark

and one more question are the manuals and bunnyhops easier with shorter or taller bars? because i also think of changing my 8.7 Sunday Tall-T bars to a 8.25 Primo Tallboys

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If you're going to switch your frame, I would do that first. Ride it for a bit, and then decide if you want to switch your bars because the new frame is going to feel way different.

I don't think there's any right or wrong answer when it comes to bar height, it's a personal choice. If you feel like your bars should be higher, go for it. I don't think bigger bars make hopping higher easier, I mean guys were hopping just as high back in the day when bars were super tiny.