handlebar to seat tip measurement = elbow to fingertip

 

What is your handlebar to seat tip measurement? vs your height?

Sure. You pick the bike.

The distance means nothing, at least not in my findings with the past 5 frames i've used. I've monitored this along with a numbers of other measurements (most notably seat height) and with every frame it's been different. My "acceptable" range is +/- 1/2" or so ..... depending on the frame size ..... and frame geometry ..... and what it's being built for.

Just what i've come to realize. (shrug)

 

Ken,

Not to be thin-skinned or anything, but....

I was just trying to be helpful to the original poster in telling him how one might use a somewhat flawed measurement and get some useful information. I didn't say it was the most precise method or that it would work in all circumstances.

Your replies were and continue to be trite and generally un-helpful. But hey, it is the "show-me" state....should'a figured...

I'm sure you're quite nice in person.

T.

 

Congratulations...

Ken,

I never thought you were "wound up" about it...your replies just seemed overly sarcastic given the tone of the original post (and mine).

Yes, I've been fitted....yes, I know the principles involved....and yes, I still use my dumb little seat-tip to bars measurement because it's quick and easy and works for me.

And, yeah, you've got me beat by about 2,954 posts, but I still think the valium would help you.:madman:

T.

I'm glad it works for you. I'm not sure why you felt singled out by my response. I didn't realize that only people that agreed with you and OP were allowed to respond. Thanks for clearing that up for me. (more sarcasm)

 

Wound up?...not really...

Ken,

I never thought you were "wound up" about it...your replies just seemed overly sarcastic given the tone of the original post (and mine).

Yes, I've been fitted....yes, I know the principles involved....and yes, I still use my dumb little seat-tip to bars measurement because it's quick and easy and works for me.

And, yeah, you've got me beat by about 2,954 posts, but I still think the valium would help you.:madman:

T.

 

Sigh...Again....

Ken,

I'm not sure why the sarcasm (maybe it's mis-read web humor).

My point is that seat-tip to bars helps me standardize my little group of bikes.

Get over yourself....take a valium.

Tony

No, it's sarcasm. You read it right. So long as all your seats are the same length, your measurement standard is fine. My point (to which your obviously thin skin is too delicate to accept) is that it's a useless measurement unless there is a standard seat length. To ask other people for their measurement and attempt to draw some correlation from it is ridiculous. Ever had a bike fit? Ever had the person doing the fit measure the bar to tip of seat length? Wouldn't you be better off standardizing your little group of bikes on the measurement between the the stem/bar and the seatpost? You know, from two fixed points? You could even carry the angle of the seat tube up to your seat height and obtain an exact, fixed point.

And for some reason you seem to think I'm wound up about this. It's amazing that after 21 posts, you're able to discern this. Your powers of e-observation are astounding (more sarcasm).

 

some people are hard-headed....sigh...

Ken,

I'm not sure why the sarcasm (maybe it's mis-read web humor).

My point is that seat-tip to bars helps me standardize my little group of bikes.

Get over yourself....take a valium.

Tony

 

Sigh...

OK. I'm 5'9" and the distance is 8" because I'm using a bannana seat. When I put on my ape hangers, the measurement goes to 23.32".

 

I use it too....

I'm 5'11" and generally like seat-tip to bars of about 21 inches. If I'm using drop-bars, I measure to the brake hoods.

I use the same type of saddle on each of my bikes so it helps standardize the cockpit across them all.

Since I always use the same saddle, I also this dimension to help pick a stem length.

Tony

 

I'm 6' 2", and from tip to center of the bars is 24.5". Of course, that's w/ my 31.8 bars. :thumbsup:

Interesting question.

fp

 

Its not something I thought up - Ive heard it mentioned before. Nothing is exact in our relation to bike measurements due to slight postural changes. It's one measurement that combines top tube, stem and seat position for an overall horizontal stretch(maybe a measure to back of seat would be more meaningful). I just thought it would be interesting to see how other riders were set up.

 

Doesn't mean anything....

What is your handlebar to seat tip measurement? vs your height?

This measurement doesn't mean anything because a seat can have a long or short nose and not affect your riding position.

 

What is your handlebar to seat tip measurement? vs your height?

Never tried measuring from the bars to the seat, but I'm 6'4" and my bike has a 25" effective TT. Feels just about right.

 

Go with what is most comfe to you. Experiment with your ride to get to get the set up to sute your style:thumbsup:

 

I'm 5'7 1/2 with a 20.1 inch handlebar to seat tip. I have a 30 inch inseam and a 20 inch arm length.