If anybody is into fixed gear bicycles ... I had a couple questions.


I'm looking to get a Mercier Kilo TT track bike and I noticed the sizing on bikesdirect.com is a bit different. When I rode my friend's Fuji 56mm It was a bit big so I wanna get a size around 54-55. Mercier doesn't have 54 or 55 and they have this whole sizing crap I don't get. Can someone clarify this for me and recommend a size?


Here's the sizing they have:

NOTE: Sized center to center, most riders fit a size smaller than they fit in a center to top sized bike
Example - if you ride a 58cm center to top sized bike then you may prefer the 55cm Kilo TT
Please refer to the sizing charts before making your own purchase decision

Sizing: (c-c = center to center seat tube, c-t = center to top, TT = top tube c-c)
47cm (c-c) is 50cm(c-t) with TT of 513mm and standover of 29 inches
50cm (c-c) is 53cm(c-t) with TT of 523mm and standover of 30.4 inches
53cm (c-c) is 56cm(c-t) with TT of 548mm and standover of 31.5 inches
55cm (c-c) is 58cm(c-t) with TT of 565mm and standover of 32 inches
57cm (c-c) is 60cm(c-t) with TT of 575mm and standover of 33 inches
60cm (c-c) is 63cm(c-t) with TT of 606mm and standover of 34 inches
63cm (c-c) is 66cm(c-t) with TT of 630mm and standover of 35.5 inches

 

Is it possible to find a local bike shop to try some sizes? For me bikes are like shoes, the same size does not always fit the same.

 

The bike you are getting is a rip.

They aren't that well built. You are better off going for a custom, which would run you 200 or so.

Besides, it would look cooler/have more street cred....and since fixies are really just a hipster fad, such is more important.


cheers

 

How tall are you, what is your inseam...this could help a bit.

I recently got a Specialized Langster as an addition to my collection. It's a lot of fun, you'd be surprised the speeds you can hold on these things out on the road.

 

make sure you follow these steps first, then you can buy a fixed gear bike

 

that is classic

 

My inseam is 32" ... I've already been on my friend's 56cm fuji track frame and it fits me just a tad big. All I'm asking about the website's sizing Center to Top sizing ordeal.

 

im glad that this trend isnt just where i live.
or am i??? hahhaha
seems like everyone that was straightedge has now transformed to this picture with a bike

 

i also am a 54cm, my first two bikes were a surly crosscheck and a felt F75, both i loved very much. i still dont quite get fixed gears, but i have an old peugeot that i converted to a single speed.

 

hahahaha


I've seen a few like that.