Stand over clearance, how much/little?

[Raging_Bulls]

Let's sort this one, shall we?

Usually MTB wheels are 26", including the tyre.

All we need to do is straighten the picture, get the correct measuring point and measure the pixels.

Seeing as the front wheel was a tad larger than the rear one, I drew 2 lines and measured along the green line. That's the best method.
The lower red line is the ground level.

I measured 399 pixels from the center of the lower red line to the center of the top one. So 26" in this picture is 399 pixels.
From the ground to the top of the top tube, I measure 399+60 pixels, which gives me a total of 459 pixels.

Now it's a matter of math. 26/399 = 0.06516290726817042606516290726817
I kept that in my calculator and multiplied it by 459.

The result was 29.90977443609022556390977443609

-> standover height = 29.9"


Keep in mind that this is a full suspension bike with a relatively high BB.
Those things usually leave less room for standover height when static, but they will lower a bit when the suspension compresses under your weight.

 

[FluffyChicken]

He can pop some wheels with tyres on for you, pop the fork in, it has the headset on, and then measure from floor up to the top tube top vertically about where the pedal is when forward.
You can do the same on yours.

To be honest I don't know what mine are. I do know I've never landed on the crossbar/toptube so obviously not and issue for me and it's never got in the way when playing on the bikes.
I'll have to measure up.


of course if you need a touch more run, you could low profile skinny tyres

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The 18.5" RM of this era seem to have ~750mm standover with MAG's on, less if rigid.
They don't quote the Edge's standover, probably as the rear will also be high increasing it a bit