| Re: Bike size ??
"Mike Jenkins" <mcjenk@earthlink.net> wrote in message
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> Hi, I'm thinking of buying a used mountain bike for a young man(24 years
> old) who recently had his bike stolen. He needs the bike to get to work
> everyday. He lives quite a distance away, so I will be shipping the bike
to
> him. This means no test sitting. He's 5' 7" and slightly built. I recently
> found a GT Timberline with an 18" frame.
>
> Is this too tall?
>
> What frame size should I be looking at?
>
> Thanks
>
>
In my experience typically someone that height on a cross country mountain
bike is 15-18". It's really impossible to say without seeing him on it to
know for certain.
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