{"id":627,"date":"2022-04-02T08:48:42","date_gmt":"2022-04-02T08:48:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.normanbalberan.com\/blog\/?p=627"},"modified":"2022-04-01T01:45:57","modified_gmt":"2022-04-01T01:45:57","slug":"buyers-guide-in-finding-the-right-sized-mountain-bike","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.normanbalberan.com\/blog\/buyers-guide-in-finding-the-right-sized-mountain-bike\/","title":{"rendered":"Buyer&#8217;s Guide in Finding the Right Sized Mountain Bike"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_628\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-628\" style=\"width: 890px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-628\" src=\"https:\/\/www.normanbalberan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/mountain-bike-frame-sizing-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"mountain bike frame sizing\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.normanbalberan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/mountain-bike-frame-sizing-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.normanbalberan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/mountain-bike-frame-sizing-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.normanbalberan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/mountain-bike-frame-sizing-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.normanbalberan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/mountain-bike-frame-sizing.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-628\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><center><a href=\"https:\/\/pixabay.com\/en\/mountain-bike-sport-downhill-1194386\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">597388 \/ Pixabay<\/span><\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/publicdomain\/zero\/1.0\/deed.en\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">CC0 1.0<\/span><\/a><\/center><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-transparent ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.normanbalberan.com\/blog\/buyers-guide-in-finding-the-right-sized-mountain-bike\/#How_To_Find_The_Right_Sized_MTB\" >How To Find The Right Sized MTB<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-6' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-6'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.normanbalberan.com\/blog\/buyers-guide-in-finding-the-right-sized-mountain-bike\/#Mountain_Bike_Sizing_Guide\" >Mountain Bike Sizing Guide<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_To_Find_The_Right_Sized_MTB\"><\/span>How To Find The Right Sized MTB<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mountain bikes are a great fun way to explore the rugged off-road terrain, and <strong>if you&#8217;re thinking of buying a new bike and plan taking off road it&#8217;s important to select a well-fitted bike for you.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Why? Well, let&#8217;s put it simply, <strong>having the right size bike is not only safer but you&#8217;ll get maximum performance and efficiency<\/strong> when you&#8217;re out tackling those tricky tracks and off-roads, where it&#8217;s vital you&#8217;re in complete control and feel comfortable. Plus a good size bike also puts less strain on the joints letting you ride longer and harder.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">When sizing yourself up for a mountain bike, the first thing to do is <strong>take a note of your inside leg measurement<\/strong>. This information allows you to find exactly what size bike you need according to our sizing guide.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Women&#8217;s bikes are designed to be more compact to fit a female body geometry, so remember <strong>measurements are gender specific<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Mountain_Bike_Sizing_Guide\"><\/span>Mountain Bike Sizing Guide<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h6>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>As far as mountain bikes go;<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>If you&#8217;re <strong>male, have a 27 to 30 inch inside leg, you&#8217;ll need a 16 to 17-inch frame<\/strong>. If you&#8217;re a <strong>lady you&#8217;ll be looking for around about 14 to 15 inch frame.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>If your inside leg is between <strong>30 and 33 inches, then male riders will need an 18 to 20-inch frame<\/strong> and with <strong>female riders requiring a 16 to 17-inch frame.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Inside legs of <strong>33 &#8211; 37 and male riders should be looking around for a 20-inch frame<\/strong> with <strong>women leading 17 inches of frame<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Also, <strong>there are several forms of mountain biking<\/strong>, so if you&#8217;re a downhill rider, you have very different needs to those of a cross-country cyclist. These are all factors which have a bearing on which type of bike you should go for and how you measure it up so, please keep this in mind.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">You&#8217;ve also got to take into account <strong>personal variation as you may have below average inside leg in relation to your height so it can go down to personal preferences and comfort<\/strong>. But ultimately finding a well-fitted bike should result in you having relaxed shoulders and slightly bent elbows along with your needs being ever so slightly bent at the bottom of each pedal stroke.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>If you are unsure about the exact size you need then it&#8217;s vital to try out a few bikes as your body can vary and how you feel on the bike is the most important factor.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How To Find The Right Sized MTB Mountain bikes are a great fun way to explore the rugged off-road terrain, and if you&#8217;re thinking of buying a new bike and plan taking off road it&#8217;s important to select a well-fitted bike for you. Why? Well, let&#8217;s put it simply, having the right size bike is &#8230; <a title=\"Buyer&#8217;s Guide in Finding the Right Sized Mountain Bike\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.normanbalberan.com\/blog\/buyers-guide-in-finding-the-right-sized-mountain-bike\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Buyer&#8217;s Guide in Finding the Right Sized Mountain Bike\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":628,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[50,51],"tags":[316,318,117,315,317],"class_list":["post-627","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-hobby","category-mountain-bike","tag-mountain-bike-frame-size","tag-mountain-bike-size","tag-mtb","tag-mtb-frame-size","tag-mtb-size"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.normanbalberan.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/627","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.normanbalberan.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.normanbalberan.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.normanbalberan.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.normanbalberan.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=627"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.normanbalberan.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/627\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.normanbalberan.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/628"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.normanbalberan.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=627"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.normanbalberan.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=627"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.normanbalberan.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=627"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}