How do i measure myself to get the correct size bike?
God there is some bunk about this. 20 – 21″ frame? Go to your bike shop and stand over the frame, with your feet about 1′ apart. Your family jewels should be about 2″ – 4″ clear of the top tube (It gets painful if you come off and you don’t have this clearance. Extend the seat post until, with your heal on the peddle, you leg is at full extension (This means that when riding on the balls of your feet, your leg will be slightly bent. This should give you a reasonably extended seat post, which will flex slightly during the ride to give some suspension. If your saddle is right down to its lowest when doing this, your bike frame is too small. If your seat post extends beyond the safety notch or doesn’t have about 1 1/2″ of tube in the post, then the frame is too small. Now reach over to the bars. If it feels too long it possibly is. Try another bike with different geometry or until you feel comfortable. Some bikes are designed for jumps or tricks. The saddle, in this instance, is used as a
