We got a lot of tall Paceliners!

[Germany_chris]

Jeez you guys are some stretch out muldoons. My basketball team started the season off to a strong 42-17 loss two days ago anyone want to help?

[sc53]

Originally Posted by petitelilpettit

6'3" here, 83cm saddle height. Looks like there are plenty of bikes to test ride here with identical heights...

You are not that "petite," lil pettit.

[PaMtbRider]

6'3" with an 83 cm saddle height. In the group I ride with I am little Dan. Big dan is 6'7" and another 25lbs heavier.

[azrider]

Originally Posted by gavingould

for AZrider, here's a couple grabs of me on my 57cm cross bike

i stand corrected....

[slidey]

Originally Posted by Germany_chris

My basketball team started the season off to a strong 42-17 loss two days ago...

Nice! I like the irony

Btw, all this short one's and tall one's is giving me an idea for a crowd sourced adverse weather forecasting system - tall one's keep an eye out for the thunder and lightning, and the short one's keep their ears to the ground for earthquakes. Guess that covers both the coasts!

[Lewis Moon]

Originally Posted by gavingould

for AZrider, here's a couple grabs of me on my 57cm cross bike:




i'm a bit on the pudgy side, so i'm tall but not a long/low position because my gut is in the way... still plenty of saddle to bar drop, but Trebon I ain't.
no photos on the road bike, but i'll work on that.

And another pic of Gavin:

[Lanterne Rouge]

Quite handy having y'all tall riders here as I have a question.

Have any of the taller riders tried the Ritchey Cross Breakaway in the largest size - 60cm I think?

[gavingould]

Originally Posted by Lewis Moon

And another pic of Gavin:

NAILED IT. Russian bear on unicycle may be more appropriate, actually

[eBAUMANN]

Originally Posted by Lanterne Rouge

Quite handy having y'all tall riders here as I have a question.

Have any of the taller riders tried the Ritchey Cross Breakaway in the largest size - 60cm I think?

personally, i could probably ride either a 58 or 60 breakaway, but i opted for a 58 because its easier to pack a smaller frame into the case, more room for other stuff as well.

[tv_vt]

Put me down for Honorable Mention - 6'2".

Back in the day, we referred to the tall guy peloton as "the 60cm club." (Frames sized 60cm and up - back when frames were referenced by cm, and not small, med, large, xl...)

[echelon_john]

I haven't ridden that bike, but am happy on a 60cm Cannondale CX bike. For me head tube length/front end height is the determining factor. Since cross bikes have a taller fork than road bikes, if all else stays equal or close, I can ride a CX bike several cm smaller than road. If available, look for the stack and reach dimensions; most useful dimensions when comparing bikes IMO. Or figure it out using BB drop, fork length and head tube length, and compare it to a known bike.

Originally Posted by Lanterne Rouge

Quite handy having y'all tall riders here as I have a question.

Have any of the taller riders tried the Ritchey Cross Breakaway in the largest size - 60cm I think?

[bikingshearer]

6'3". 275 lbs. So what I lack in height for this discussion, I more than make up for in heft.

My bikes are/have been 61cm to 65cm, ctc - the current crop are all 63 or 64, and that seems ot be my sweet spot. My seat is 84cm from the BB spindle center on 175mm cranks. Top tubes range from 57 to 60, but I set everything up to be 57cm from saddle nose to rear edge of the bars. (Because the longest top tube mates up top the steepest head angle, the difference in stem lenghts is less than one might think.) I use the same kind of saddle, bar and stem on everything, so the numbers are an "apples-to-apples" comparison.

BTW, I have broad shoulders (and a pretty much a broad everything else) so I agree that 46cm bars are great. 48cm bars are even better.

[weisan]

wow! grateful to many of my tall pals, less competition on 'bay and the classified here.

[Chance]

Originally Posted by jmoore

Seems to me that we have a fairly large group (no pun intended) of tall guys on the forum.

A lot of small guys too. Although short men don't boast about their height as much.

[bking]

I gotta jump in, great thread.

6'3 3/4". I'm sure i've been beat down some through the ages though.

Bikes are just about 58 Square. 82.5 cm to saddle, 58 cm from tip to center of bar.

On the drafting thing we have a wiry guy in our group that goes maybe 130 dripping wet. His butt cheeks barely reach the edges of his saddle. Worthless.