Thursday guy
Active Member
I popped into my local bike shop and almost every single one was too big for me, even at their smallest frame size (18 inches) and setting the seat height lowest. I got on the bikes and I was told that I should be able to reach the ground on my tip toes on both feets while sat on the saddle, is this correct?
I'm between 5'4'' and 5'5'' by the way, and I can only touch the ground with both feets at the end of my toes. It felt a bit stretching and uncomfortable.
Also, silly question, but one of the bikes that seemed like it might fit me has the wheel size of 27.5 inches. But the tyres on them are very thick and wide. I was advised that if I got slimmer tyres (more similar to the ones on road bikes), then that would reduce the bike's height (from the seat's lowest position to the ground) by 1-2 inches, and therefore allow me to tip toe properly on both feets while sat down on the saddle. However, the wheel size of 27.5 inches is a bit niche, there are only 2 available on Halfords' website and they are both for mountain biking, whereas I want slimmer road-suitable tyres. Is it possible to fit a 26 inch tyre on them? And if not, can I fit on 26 inch wheels?
I'm between 5'4'' and 5'5'' by the way, and I can only touch the ground with both feets at the end of my toes. It felt a bit stretching and uncomfortable.
Also, silly question, but one of the bikes that seemed like it might fit me has the wheel size of 27.5 inches. But the tyres on them are very thick and wide. I was advised that if I got slimmer tyres (more similar to the ones on road bikes), then that would reduce the bike's height (from the seat's lowest position to the ground) by 1-2 inches, and therefore allow me to tip toe properly on both feets while sat down on the saddle. However, the wheel size of 27.5 inches is a bit niche, there are only 2 available on Halfords' website and they are both for mountain biking, whereas I want slimmer road-suitable tyres. Is it possible to fit a 26 inch tyre on them? And if not, can I fit on 26 inch wheels?