How can you argue with that science? This Hector guy must be taking physics or
something. Bike fitting is tough; just remember that it is more important to fit
the bike to
the rider than rider to the bike. From my humble point of view. a quick way to
figure out if
the frame is about right is standover height. With your shoes on and feet flat,
it should be
about 4 inches from the top tube to your crotch. If the frame is the right size
it is a matter
of small adjustments to make you comfortable. Hopefully you got the eggbeater
pedals; I
think they are simple and effective. You will undoubtably forget to unclip and
fall sooner
or later; if you can accept that then you will be fine.

--- In Mountainbikegermany@yahoogroups.com, "Hector" <rodri_12@...> wrote:
>
> Hi Mike,
> Do you know what size it is in inches? Opinions will vary, but here's my .02:
> First, to get your inseam take off your shoes and stand against a wall. Take a
book that
is about 1.5 to
> 2 inches thick and put it snug against your crotch. Mark where the spine is on
the wall.
Measure from
> this mark to the ground. This is your inseam. Subtract 14 inches for a
mountain bike
frame size.
> Again, opinions will vary, but to get your seat height take that number and
multiply it by
.833. Seat
> height will be from the top of a level seat to the center of the bottom
bracket. This will
get you in
> the ball park and you can adjust from there.
> I don't want to bore the rest of the readers to death here, so if you're
interested in the
"Hector Fit"
> (I'm interested in getting better at fitting) let me know and we'll hook up.
I'll get your
pedals set up
> too.
> I was at Osan and I know Hahm at the bike shop, but I'm not the Hector that
was on the
Beer Belly Bike
> Club forum. I met that guy in Garmisch though.
>
> Hector
>
> --- In Mountainbikegermany@yahoogroups.com, "Michael" <mikehughes82@> wrote:
> >
> > Hey everyone..the tax refund rolled in so I decided to go ahead with
> > that 2007 Giant XTC 2 I saw on ebay. I went and talked to a guy in
> > Bitburg who has a bike shop. i told him becasue of my height and
> > weight, I went with the XL frame. He told that is fine for the road,
> > but for trails I should have gotten the smaller frame. The bike shop I
> > bought it from told me exactly the opposite. What are your oinions? I
> > am 1.85 meters and 100 kilos. (working on that number going down
> > actually ;) The large frame was for 1.65-1.75 meters SO I thought it
> > would be too small. But anyway...I just can't wait to get it. It is
> > shipping out of Berlin, so its still going to be a couple weeks. So are
> > there any bad ass riding trails around here? i imagine with all the
> > logging and mountains that there would be. And finally, who wants to
> > teach me how to use clipless pedals?
> > Mike "Huggy" Hughes
> > P.S. Hector, were you at Osan?
> >
>