Hi - looking to get a MTB from Decathlon - just a cheapo to start off with see if I enjoy it.
I have found a bike I like - the Rockrider 520 from Decathlon but have no idea what size to get.
They have a chart with loads of measurements which I have attached, but it may as well be in Japanese for all I know.
I am 6ft tall, pretty ape like arms. Inseam 84.3cm
MTB Size
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Re: MTB Size
Try one in the shop and see.
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Re: MTB Size
Hi,
I am a similar shape and size so its "L" you won't go wrong.
Its not like the cross bar will hit your bits with sloping TT
Mmmmmm that's a proper MTB, is it a 29er?
"M" would still fit..............wheel base is enormous.
This is "L" but actual dims are between you M & L I still need bars extensions for getting down with a whopping stem , reach is 35 mm more than your L set up in table.
If you are going to ride with bars up round your ears then take you pick, try in shop for sure.
I am a similar shape and size so its "L" you won't go wrong.
Its not like the cross bar will hit your bits with sloping TT
Mmmmmm that's a proper MTB, is it a 29er?
"M" would still fit..............wheel base is enormous.
This is "L" but actual dims are between you M & L I still need bars extensions for getting down with a whopping stem , reach is 35 mm more than your L set up in table.
If you are going to ride with bars up round your ears then take you pick, try in shop for sure.
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Re: MTB Size
Sounds like you are like me - between the M and the L in most manufactures sizes
Both my bikes are M (18") running long stems (90mm on the Decade) (110mm on the GT Avalanche)
I could have got away with a L on the GT with a shorter stem, because my size/ape index is so borderline
Best thing to do is to try one on for size.
Both my bikes are M (18") running long stems (90mm on the Decade) (110mm on the GT Avalanche)
I could have got away with a L on the GT with a shorter stem, because my size/ape index is so borderline
Best thing to do is to try one on for size.