frame size

? i did a search but did not find a answer so how do you know what size frame you need does it matter if it is for all mountain free ride down hill sorry if it sounds dumb but i am a noob

2007FUJI SIZING CHART
Road Bikes
SL-1S, SL-1C
size effective top tube standover height
44cm 51.0cm 71.4cm 5'0"-5'4" 152cm-163cm
47cm 52.5cm 73.4cm 5'3"-5'6" 160cm-168cm
50cm 54.5cm 75.8cm 5'5"-5'9" 165cm-175cm
53cm 55.5cm 78.3cm 5'8"-5'11" 173cm-180cm
55cm 57.0cm 79.8cm 5'10"-6'2" 178cm-188cm
58cm 60.0cm 81.7cm 6'1"-6'5" 185cm-196cm
Team Issue, Team RC, Team Pro, Team
size effective top tube standover height
49cm 51.9cm 74.9cm 5'1"-5'4" 155cm-163cm
52cm 53.0cm 76.6cm 5'3"-5'6" 160cm-168cm
54cm 54.5cm 77.4cm 5'5"-5'9" 165cm-175cm
56cm 56.0cm 79.3cm 5'8"-5'11" 173cm-180cm
58cm 56.5cm 81.6cm 5'10"-6'1" 178cm-185cm
61cm 59.1cm 84.3cm 6'0"-6'4" 183cm-193cm
Professional 1.0, 2.0, 3.0
size effective top tube standover height
44cm 51.0cm 71.4cm 5'0"-5'4" 152cm-163cm
47cm 52.5cm 73.4cm 5'3"-5'6" 160cm-168cm
50cm 54.5cm 75.8cm 5'5"-5'9" 165cm-175cm
53cm 55.5cm 78.3cm 5'8"-5'11" 173cm-180cm
55cm 57.0cm 79.8cm 5'10"-6'2" 178cm-188cm
58cm 60.0cm 81.7cm 6'1"-6'5" 185cm-196cm
Roubaix, Roubaix Pro, Roubaix LTD*, Roubaix RC*
size effective top tube standover height
46cm* 51.0cm 73.3cm 5'0"-5'3" 152cm-160cm
49cm 51.5cm 74.6cm 5'2"-5'5" 158cm-165cm
52cm 53.0cm 76.0cm 5'4"-5'7" 163cm-170cm
54cm 55.0cm 77.7cm 5'6"-5'9" 168cm-175cm
56cm 56.0cm 79.4cm 5'8"-5'11" 173cm-180cm
58cm 57.0cm 81.3cm 5'10"-6'0" 178cm-183cm
61cm 59.0cm 84.0cm 5'11"-6'3" 180cm-191cm
64cm* 61.0cm 87.2cm 6'2"-6'6" 188cm-198cm
Newest 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0
size effective top tube standover height
42cm 51.0cm 71.1cm 5'0"-5'4" 152cm-163cm
46cm 53.0cm 74.0cm 5'3"-5'7" 160cm-170cm
50cm 54.5cm 77.4cm 5'6"-5'10" 168cm-178cm
54cm 56.5cm 79.6cm 5'9"-6'0" 175cm-183cm
58cm 59.0cm 84.0cm 5'11"-6'3" 180cm-191cm
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Road Bikes (continued)
Track SE, Track
size effective top tube standover height
43cm♦ 50.0cm 69.7cm 4'11"-5'3" 150cm-160cm
49cm 52.0cm 74.6cm 5'2-5'5" 158cm-165cm
52cm 54.0cm 76.0cm 5'4"-5'7" 163cm-170cm
54cm 55.0cm 77.8cm 5'6"-5'9" 168cm-175cm
56cm 56.0cm 79.7cm 5'8"-5'11" 173cm-180cm
58cm 57.0cm 81.7cm 5'10"-6'1" 178cm-185cm
61cm 59.0cm 84.4cm 6'0"-6'4" 183cm-193cm
♦Track SE w/ 650c wheels
Track Pro
size effective top tube standover height
49cm 52.0cm 76.0cm 5'1"-5'4" 155cm-163cm
52cm 54.9cm 77.5cm 5'3"-5'7" 160cm-170cm
54cm 55.8cm 78.9cm 5'6"-5'9" 168cm-175cm
56cm 56.9cm 80.8cm 5'8"-5'11" 173cm-180cm
58cm 57.8cm 82.7cm 5'10"-6'1" 178cm-185cm
61cm 59.8cm 85.5cm 6'0"-6'4" 183cm-193cm
64cm 61.8cm not available 6'2"-6'6" 188cm-198cm
Aloha CF 1.0, CF 2.0
size effective top tube standover height
50cm 52.0cm 72.6cm 5'2"-5'6" 158cm-168cm
53cm 54.0cm 75.7cm 5'5"-5'9" 165cm-175cm
56cm 56.0cm 75.9cm 5'8"-6' 173cm-183cm
59cm 58.0cm 79.3cm 5'10"-6'2" 178cm-188cm
62cm 59.5cm 82.2cm 6'-6'5" 183cm-196cm
Aloha 1.0, 2.0
size effective top tube standover height
49cm 51.0cm 73cm 5'3"-5'5" 160cm-165cm
52cm 51.7cm 74cm 5'4"-5'7" 163cm-170cm
54cm 54.0cm 76.2cm 5'6"-5'9" 168cm-175cm
56cm 56.0cm 77cm 5'8"-5'11" 173cm-180cm
58cm 58.0cm 78.8cm 5'10"-6'2" 178cm-188cm
61cm 59.5cm 82cm 6'0"-6'5" 183cm-196cm
Touring
size effective top tube standover height
43cm 53.5cm 72.1cm 5'0"-5'4"
49cm 54.5cm 74.5cm 5'3"-5'6"
54cm 55.5cm 78cm 5'5"-5'9"
56cm 56.5cm 80.4cm 5'8"-5'11"
58cm 58.0cm 82.5cm 5'10"-6'2"
64cm 59.0cm 85.4cm 6'1"-6'6"
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Road Bikes (continued)
Cross Pro, Cross Comp
size effective top tube standover height
49cm 52.5cm 75.2cm 5'1"-5'5" 158cm-165cm
52cm 53.5cm 77.2cm 5'4"-5'7" 163cm-170cm
54cm 55.3cm 78.5cm 5'6"-5'9" 168cm-175cm
56cm 56.0cm 79.5cm 5'8"-5'10" 173cm-178cm
58cm 57.0cm 82cm 5'9"-6'0" 175cm-178cm
61cm 59.0cm 84cm 5'11"-6'4" 180cm-193cm
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Women's
Supreme SL, Supreme RC Rival
size effective top tube standover height
44cm 51.0cm 71.4cm 5'0"-5'3" 152cm-160cm
47cm 52.5cm 73.4cm 5'2"-5'5" 158cm-165cm
50cm 54.5cm 75.8cm 5'4"-5'7" 163cm-170cm
53cm 55.5cm 78.3cm 5'6"-5'9" 168cm-175cm
Finest 1.0
size effective top tube standover height
44cm 51.0cm 71.1cm 5'0"-5'3" 152cm-160cm
47cm 52.5cm 73cm 5'2"-5'5" 158cm-165cm
50cm 54.5cm 75.4cm 5'4"-5'7" 163cm-170cm
53cm 55.5cm 77.8cm 5'6"-5'9" 168cm-175cm
Finest 2.0
size effective top tube standover height
44cm 51.0cm 71.4cm 5'0"-5'3" 152cm-160cm
47cm 52.5cm 73.5cm 5'2"-5'5" 158cm-165cm
50cm 54.5cm 75.8cm 5'4"-5'7" 163cm-170cm
53cm 55.5cm 78.3cm 5'6"-5'9" 168cm-175cm
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Mountain
Thrill LTX
size effective top tube standover height
Small 54.5cm 76cm 5'3"-5'8" 160cm-173cm
Medium58.0cm 76.6cm 5'6"-5'11" 168cm-180cm
Large 60.5cm 78.9cm 5'9"-6'3" 175cm-191cm
Thrill 1.0, Thrill 2.0
size effective top tube standover height
15" 54.5cm 76cm 5'3"-5'7" 160cm-170cm
17" 58.5cm 76.6cm 5'6"-5'10" 168cm-178cm
19" 60.2cm 78.9cm 5'9"-6' 175cm-183cm
21" 63.1cm 82cm 5'10"-6'4" 178cm-193cm
Outland RC, Pro, Comp, Outland
size effective top tube standover height
17" 56.6cm 76.3cm 5'5"-5'10" 165cm-178cm
19" 60.3cm 79.9cm 5'8"-6' 173cm-183cm
21" 61.1cm 82.3cm 5'10"-6'4" 178cm-193cm
Panic 1.0, Panic 2.0
size effective top tube standover height
14" 58.6cm 72.7cm 5'3"-5'8" 160cm-173cm
16" 60.6cm 75.2cm 5'6"-5'10" 168cm-178cm
18" 62.7cm 76.1cm 5'8"-6'3" 173cm-191cm
Team Issue MTB, Mt. Fuji SL, Mt. Fuji Pro
size effective top tube standover height
15" 53.1cm 70.9cm 5'0"-5'7" 152cm-170cm
17" 57cm 73.1cm 5'5"-5'11" 165cm-180cm
19" 59cm 76.7cm 5'8"-6'1" 173cm-185cm
21" 60.6cm 79.1cm 5'10"-6'4" 178cm-193cm
Tahoe Sl, Pro, Comp, Tahoe
size effective top tube standover height
15" 53cm 70.3cm 5'0"-5'7" 152cm-170cm
17" 57cm 72.8cm 5'5"-5'11" 165cm-180cm
19" 59cm 75.9cm 5'8"-6' 173cm-183cm
20.5" 60.5cm 78.7cm 5'10"-6'3" 178cm-191cm
22" 62cm 81.3cm 6'1"-6'6" 180cm-198cm
Nevada 1.0, 2.0
size effective top tube standover height
15" 53cm 70.3cm 4'11"-5'6" 150cm-168cm
17" 57cm 72.8cm 5'4"-5'10" 163cm-178cm
19" 59cm 75.9cm 5'8"-6'1" 173cm-185cm
20.5" 60.5cm 78.9cm 5'9"-6'2" 175cm-188cm
22" 62cm 81.4cm 5'11"-6'4" 180cm-193cm
24"* 63.5cm 86cm 6'1"-6'7" 185cm-201cm
*Nevada 2.0 only
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Mountain (continued)
Nevada 3.0, 4.0
size effective top tube standover height
13"* 52.5cm 69.0cm 4'11"-5'5" 150cm-165cm
15" 53cm 71cm 5'-5'6" 152cm-168cm
17" 54.5cm 73.4cm 5'5"-5'10" 165cm-178cm
19" 56cm 76.5cm 5'8"-5'11" 173cm-180cm
20.5" 58cm 79.5cm 5'9"-6'1" 175cm-185cm
22" 59.5cm 82cm 5'11"-6'3" 180cm-191cm
*Nevada 4.0 only
Nevada 4.0 Ladies
size effective top tube standover height
13"L 52.5cm 66.8cm 4'10"-5'4" 147cm-163cm
15"L 53cm 68.7cm 4'11"-5'6" 150cm-168cm
17"L 54.5cm 69cm 5'2"-5'8" 158cm-173cm
19"L 56cm 69.9cm 5'6"-6'1" 168cm-185cm
Odessa 1.0, 2.0
size effective top tube standover height
13" 53.5cm 69.0cm 4'11"-5'5" 150cm-165cm
15" 54cm 71.7cm 5'-5'6" 152cm-168cm
17" 55.5cm 74.5cm 5'5"-5'10" 165cm-178cm
19" 56.5cm 77.7cm 5'8"-5'11" 173cm-180cm
20.5" 57.5cm 80.1cm 5'9"-6'1" 175cm-185cm
22" 59.5cm 82.7cm 5'11"-6'4" 180cm-193cm
Odessa 1.0, 2.0 Ladies
size effective top tube standover height
13"L 53.5cm 66.8cm 4'10"-5'4" 147cm-163cm
15"L 54cm 68.7cm 4'11"-5'6" 150cm-168cm
17"L 55.5cm 69cm 5'2"-5'8" 158cm-173cm
19"L 56.5cm 69.9cm 5'6"-6'1" 168cm-185cm
Police Special
size effective top tube standover height
17" 57.0cm 73.4cm 5'4"-5'9" 163cm-175cm
19" 59.0cm 76.5cm 5'8"-6' 173cm-183cm
20.5" 60.5cm 79.4cm 5'9"-6'2" 175cm-188cm
22" 62cm 81.9cm 5'11"-6'5" 180cm-196cm
Police Patrol
size effective top tube standover height
17" 54.5cm 73.6cm 5'4"-5'9" 163cm-175cm
19" 56cm 76.7cm 5'8"-6' 173cm-183cm
20.5" 58cm 79.7cm 5'9"-6'2" 175cm-188cm
22" 59.5cm 82.4cm 5'11"-6'5" 180cm-196cm
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Lifestyle
Absolute LX, DX
size effective top tube standover height
15" 52cm 704.7cm 5'0"-5'5" 152cm-165cm
17" 54cm 730.4cm 5'4"-5'9" 163cm-175cm
19" 55.5cm 764.8cm 5'8"-5'11" 173cm-180cm
21" 56cm 797.1cm 5'9"-6'0" 175cm-183cm
23" 58cm 845.6cm 5'11"-6'3" 180cm-191cm
Sunfire 1.0, 2.0, 3.0
size effective top tube
15" 55.5cm 73.2cm 5'3"-5'5" 160cm-165cm
17" 56.6cm 76.8cm 5'4"-5'9" 163cm-175cm
19" 56.8cm 79.2cm 5'8"-5'11" 173cm-180cm
20.5" 58.1cm 82.2cm 5'10"-6'1" 178cm-185cm
22" 59.5cm 84.7cm 5'11"-6'4" 180cm-193cm
Sunfire 3.0 Ladies
size effective top tube standover height
16"L 56.3cm 70.6cm 4'11-5'6" 150cm-168cm
18"L 56.3cm 70.6cm 5'1"-5'7" 155cm-170cm
20"L 57.7cm 70.6cm 5'4"-6'1" 163cm-185cm
Crosstown 1.0, 2.0, 3.0
size effective top tube standover height
15" 54cm 74.4cm 5'2"-5'5" 158cm-165cm
17" 55cm 75.5cm 5'4"-5'8" 163cm-173cm
19" 56cm 79.9cm 5'7"-5'11" 170cm-180cm
21" 56.5cm 84.7cm 5'10"-6'1" 178cm-185vm
23" 57.9cm 87.7cm 6'-6'5" 183cm-196cm
Crosstown 1.0, 2.0, 3.0 Ladies
size effective top tube standover height
15"L 54cm not available 5'-5'4" 152cm-163cm
17"L 55cm not available 5'3"-5'7" 160cm-170cm
19"L 56cm not available 5'6"-5'10" 168cm-178cm
Crosstown 4.0
size effective top tube standover height
15" 54.4cm 74.4cm 5'2"-5'5" 158cm-165cm
17" 55.4cm 75.5cm 5'4"-5'8" 163cm-173cm
19" 56.3cm 79.9cm 5'7"-5'11" 170cm-180cm
21" 56.7cm 84.7cm 5'10"-6'2" 178cm-188cm
Crosstown 4.0 Ladies
size effective top tube standover height
15"L 54.4cm not available 5'-5'4" 152cm-163cm
17"L 55.4cm not available 5'3"-5'7" 160cm-170cm
19"L 56.3cm not available 5'6"-5'10" 168cm-178cm
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Lifestyle (continued)
Monterey 1.0, 2.0, 3.0
size effective top tube standover height
14"* 54.5cm 70.6cm 5'1"-5'4" 155cm-163cm
16" 57.cm 74cm 5'3"-5'7" 160cm-170cm
18" 58.cm 77.4cm 5'6"-5'10" 168cm-178cm
20" 59cm 80.7cm 5'9"-6' 175cm-183cm
22" 60.5cm 85cm 5'11"-6'4" 180cm-193cm
*14" uses 26" wheels
Monterey 1.0, 2.0, 3.0 Ladies
size effective top tube standover height
14"L* 54.5cm not available 4'10-5'4" 147cm-163cm
16"L 56.6cm not available 5'2"-5'7" 157cm-170cm
18"L 58cm not available 5'5"-5'10" 165cm-178cm
*14"L uses 26" wheels
Kobe 1.0
size effective top tube standover height
20" 57.9cm 81.6cm 5'6"-5'11" 168cm-180cm
22" 58.9cm 83.7cm 5'9"-6'4" 175cm-193cm
Kobe 1.0 Ladies
size effective top tube standover height
18"L 56.4cm 71.7cm 5'3"-5'8" 160cm-173cm
20"L 58.9cm 71.9cm 5'6"-6'1" 168cm-185cm
Kyoto 2.0
size effective top tube standover height
20" 57.9cm 82cm 5'7"-5'11" 170cm-180cm
22" 58.9cm 84.4cm 5'9"-6'4" 175cm-193cm
Kyoto 2.0 Ladies
size effective top tube standover height
18"L 57.3cm 43cm (stepthrough) 5'3"-5'8" 160cm-173cm
20"L 58.9cm 43cm (stepthrough) 5'5"-6' 168cm-183cm
Sanibel LX, DX
size effective top tube standover height
19" 62.8cm 77.3cm 5'5"-5'10" 165cm-178cm
21" 64.2cm 80.4cm 5'8"-6'3" 173cm-191cm
Sanibel LX, DX, Ladies
size effective top tube standover height
17"L 55.6cm 64.7cm 5'-5'9" 152cm-175cm
Sanibel DX 24" (wheel)
size effective top tube standover height
13"B 53.5cm 71.2cm not available
13"G 53.5cm not available not available
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KIDS'
Dynamite DX
size effective top tube standover height
15"* 55.9cm 62.7cm not available
*24"wheels
Dynamite 1.0
size effective top tube standover height
13"* 52.2cm 65.7cm not available
*24"wheels
Dynamite 2.0
size effective top tube standover height
13"B* 53.1cm 67.9cm not available
13"G* 53.1cm 62.6cm not available
*24"wheels
Sandblaster
size effective top tube standover height
11.5"B* 47.7cm 58.9cm not available
11.5"G* 48.0cm 54.9cm not available
*20"wheels
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I really don't see how threebikes' comment helps in any way... what the crap?

Regardless, there are a variety of ways to size yourself for a frame. If you are looking at a hardtail or a mtn bike with a "normal" geometry, try going to wrenchscience.com or competitivecyclist.com and use their sizing calculator. Really helpful! Take your measurements carefully and it'll size you up great for a bike.

If you're looking at downhill or freeride frames that have a radical geometry, things get a little less cut and dry. I really think the best way to be sized for these bikes is to go to a store that has them so that you can try them out in person. Some websites give measurements of these bikes as if they were a normal geometry, so that may help you.

Although it is certainly not the only way to size yourself, your inseam and height/weight may give you a quick barometer of where to start. For example, if you are over 6 feet, anything smaller than a 19 inch frame might be uncomfortable. But again, frame sizes vary so much from person to person. I know guys bigger than me that ride frames smaller than mine. So really, the best way is to use those sizing links above and try out a variety of frames.