Author Topic: Should tall people(over 6 feet) ride flatland?  (Read 12024 times)

Offline Rob Shaw

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Re: Should tall people(over 6 feet) ride flatland?
« Reply #30 on: May 10, 2009, 08:08:07 AM »
mathias also has his backwheel pulled out all the way, giant bars that are leaned forward, and the nose of his seat cut. for all that you could just buy a frame that's a bit longer, and it would do the same job, instead of trying to cram yourself on to a smaller frame,

Offline flatlanderic

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Re: Should tall people(over 6 feet) ride flatland?
« Reply #31 on: May 10, 2009, 08:04:30 PM »
hey man im 6'6 and ive been this tall since i was 16 and i started riding when i was 16 on a 18.6 and i ride a 19tt now , ive tried riding a kgb 19.6... cant handle it its too long for me haha

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Re: Should tall people(over 6 feet) ride flatland?
« Reply #32 on: May 10, 2009, 08:43:56 PM »
mathias also has his backwheel pulled out all the way, giant bars that are leaned forward, and the nose of his seat cut. for all that you could just buy a frame that's a bit longer, and it would do the same job, instead of trying to cram yourself on to a smaller frame,
He had to do that especially when he had that 18.2 frame. Come to think of it I think he uses a regular offset stem too.

I myself ride a crap load of spacers on my bike, Dafu bars( 7.5in by 24in I think) and a Force Frame(18.9in TT). It feels quite comfortable The only thing I would want to changemy bars to ones a little wider , 25-26 maybe.( I actually grip my barends which hurts abit)

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Re: Should tall people(over 6 feet) ride flatland?
« Reply #33 on: May 10, 2009, 10:23:00 PM »
ive tried riding a kgb 19.6... cant handle it its too long for me haha

I still don't understand how you even ride anything that's not over 19.25.

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Re: Should tall people(over 6 feet) ride flatland?
« Reply #34 on: May 12, 2009, 06:35:23 AM »
i'm about 6'0" and ride an 18.5

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Re: Should tall people(over 6 feet) ride flatland?
« Reply #35 on: May 15, 2009, 03:02:46 AM »
i am 6 foot and weigh 159 and do fine  ;D get out there and ride  ;D