Which manufacturers made the biggest frames?
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orange71":wvh4wgqj said:
Whats the limiting factor for you - the seat tube length or the effective top tube length or both? How tall are you anyway
While in most cases a 410mm Thomson post can cope with frames slightly on the small side, there's not much that can be done about the shortish top tubes without going to some rather nasty long stems.
Most manfacuters have largish frames but on a bell curve basis there's not many around when you look - as you've no doubt found.
For me it's the fact that I have long legs compared to the rest of my body (36" inside leg). I am 6'3". Therefore I can use a 400mm seatpost at full stretch and it's OK, but then the handlebars are too far down. The length of the top tube isn't a problem - it's the geometry I guess that means it is a long way down to the bars. I usually have to have a long hi-rise stem with riser bars just to get close so i don't get bachache in the aero position!! Really I guess I need an XL frame designed with a naturally very high front end (means the top tube might slope down towards the seat tube quite exaggeratedly, but that's the price to pay!). The best fit I've managed is my San Andreas to be honest.
The post's generally not the problem, just the front end. If you have a long headtube then you start getting problems with finding steerers to fit... and so it goes on!
I guess some of the older non-suspension corrected frames that came in 21"+ might be the best option as they'll naturally sit higher with a 100mm fork, say.
I guess some of the older non-suspension corrected frames that came in 21"+ might be the best option as they'll naturally sit higher with a 100mm fork, say.
