kevcampbell
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- London
hi all, i am new here, found this place after watching some youtube video, can not remember the video much but i remember the video containing a link to here, i am kevin, 25 and i live in south east london
at the moment, i have no bike, but i want to fix that as soon as possible, but all that is holding me back at the moment is the tough decision i have, deciding between 2 different frame sizes, i never thought something like that would be so tricky and complicated to decide
the btwin rockrider 5.2 is the bike i want to get, i tested both the L and the XL today in decathlon lakeside and i found both bikes not too much different, but i found with the L that i felt i was leaning towards the front of the bike more than i was with the XL as with the XL i guess my posture felt more natural, if that sounds right
as far as saddles go, the lowest the saddle could go on the XL was low enough that the front half of my feet could touch the ground, so kind of how the feet should touch the ground, with the L the seat could go low enough so my entire feet could touch the ground, and obviously they could both be adjusted so the saddles on both bikes were equal heights
the store assistant and my partner also said the XL suited me more than the L did so i am leaning more towards the XL at the moment, but before i buy the bike i want to have peace of mind and know that the size i am buying is the size i need and everything
i am 6 foot 3-4 and my inside leg is about 33-34" and here is a guide for the 5.2 (looks like it is) http://www.btwincycl...vtt-10-2006.htm for anyone that would like to look at measurements
so the point of this is to get more opinions from some more people about this, some photos are below that my partner took today of me sitting on an L and an XL, can not remember what photos are of me sitting on L and XL but i guess some people will be able to tell by looking at the photos, ignore the face, may look sad but i was not, i just did not pose for the camera today
click the pictures please as that will make the pictures massive
thank you for reading and looking, hope to hear from some of you people soon
at the moment, i have no bike, but i want to fix that as soon as possible, but all that is holding me back at the moment is the tough decision i have, deciding between 2 different frame sizes, i never thought something like that would be so tricky and complicated to decide
the btwin rockrider 5.2 is the bike i want to get, i tested both the L and the XL today in decathlon lakeside and i found both bikes not too much different, but i found with the L that i felt i was leaning towards the front of the bike more than i was with the XL as with the XL i guess my posture felt more natural, if that sounds right
as far as saddles go, the lowest the saddle could go on the XL was low enough that the front half of my feet could touch the ground, so kind of how the feet should touch the ground, with the L the seat could go low enough so my entire feet could touch the ground, and obviously they could both be adjusted so the saddles on both bikes were equal heights
the store assistant and my partner also said the XL suited me more than the L did so i am leaning more towards the XL at the moment, but before i buy the bike i want to have peace of mind and know that the size i am buying is the size i need and everything
i am 6 foot 3-4 and my inside leg is about 33-34" and here is a guide for the 5.2 (looks like it is) http://www.btwincycl...vtt-10-2006.htm for anyone that would like to look at measurements
so the point of this is to get more opinions from some more people about this, some photos are below that my partner took today of me sitting on an L and an XL, can not remember what photos are of me sitting on L and XL but i guess some people will be able to tell by looking at the photos, ignore the face, may look sad but i was not, i just did not pose for the camera today
click the pictures please as that will make the pictures massive
thank you for reading and looking, hope to hear from some of you people soon