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Clearance over top bar?

Smythe · 2013-08-26 09:35:03

With a bike for cycling about town (not a racing cycle), should there be some clearance above the top bar when standing over the bar with both feet on the ground? Or, provided you can stand upright, and not having to hold the cycle at an angle, is this okay even though there is no actual clearance above the top bar?

26-08-2013 9:35am

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Smythe

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With a bike for cycling about town (not a racing cycle), should there be some clearance above the top bar when standing over the bar with both feet on the ground?

Or, provided you can stand upright, and not having to hold the cycle at an angle, is this okay even though there is no actual clearance above the top bar?

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#2 26-08-2013 9:43am

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You should have at least 1 inch of clearance between your crotch and the top tube, otherwise the frame is too big for you.

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#3 26-08-2013 9:59am

Smythe

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Thanks stetyrrell.

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#4 26-08-2013 10:04am

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It's sometimes called a stand over height. Depending on the riders height it may not be possible, as the front wheel and forks will have a minimum height. In this case the top tube will usually have a very steep angle from front to back allowing a shorter rider to stand over the top tube back further towards the saddle.

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