what should I get?

[Henri]

Hello. So i'm planing to get a new frame. Probably the 07 adamant with the mech hanger. Im about 180 cm tall. Should i get the:

Short. WB: 1070mm BB rize: 15mm

or the

Long. WB: 1095mm BB rize: 25mm

and what rize, lenght stem to get?

[Henri]

Help, suggestions? :ugh2:

[free_rideman]

Hard question to answer. People will tell you to get the long one because of your height. The thing is, I for one, and many other people don't like really long bikes. They aren't as flickable as a short bike.

So it depends on your style a lot. If you want a really natural trials bike that isn't going to perform well at other stuff, then get something long.

The question I would be asking is why do you want that bike in particular? There are many frames out there.

The stem.

-that is another thing that depends on your riding style. Many people like long stems, but those kind of screw up your bunny hopping, and again IMO make the bike biased towards natural trials. The stem is the last thing you worry about. Hopefully you have a stem lying around your house that you can use. Start with something that is about 100mm long and 10 degree rise. That is a good place to start with. Later on you will have a feeling about what stem size you really need. So your first stem should be cheap.

-anyways, I think a 1070 frame would be good for your height, and will give you a bike that can be good at natural and street. Actually any frame around that size.

[zorak]

Hard question to answer. People will tell you to get the long one because of your height. The thing is, I for one, and many other people don't like really long bikes. They aren't as flickable as a short bike.

So it depends on your style a lot. If you want a really natural trials bike that isn't going to perform well at other stuff, then get something long.

The question I would be asking is why do you want that bike in particular? There are many frames out there.

The stem.

-that is another thing that depends on your riding style. Many people like long stems, but those kind of screw up your bunny hopping, and again IMO make the bike biased towards natural trials. The stem is the last thing you worry about. Hopefully you have a stem lying around your house that you can use. Start with something that is about 100mm long and 10 degree rise. That is a good place to start with. Later on you will have a feeling about what stem size you really need. So your first stem should be cheap.

-anyways, I think a 1070 frame would be good for your height, and will give you a bike that can be good at natural and street. Actually any frame around that size.

totally agree.:D

[drtbiker620]

Hello. So i'm planing to get a new frame. Probably the 07 adamant with the mech hanger. Im about 180 cm tall. Should i get the:

Short. WB: 1070mm BB rize: 15mm

or the

Long. WB: 1095mm BB rize: 25mm

and what rize, lenght stem to get?

unless webcyclery doesnt have the 07 i thought that their bb rise was +55
http://webcyclery.com/product.php?productid=17481&cat=412&page=1

[eturt9]

new 07 adamants come in +30 or 25 something like that. 06 which webcyclery has is +55 or so.

[Henri]

Hard question to answer. People will tell you to get the long one because of your height. The thing is, I for one, and many other people don't like really long bikes. They aren't as flickable as a short bike.

So it depends on your style a lot. If you want a really natural trials bike that isn't going to perform well at other stuff, then get something long.

The question I would be asking is why do you want that bike in particular? There are many frames out there.

The stem.

-that is another thing that depends on your riding style. Many people like long stems, but those kind of screw up your bunny hopping, and again IMO make the bike biased towards natural trials. The stem is the last thing you worry about. Hopefully you have a stem lying around your house that you can use. Start with something that is about 100mm long and 10 degree rise. That is a good place to start with. Later on you will have a feeling about what stem size you really need. So your first stem should be cheap.

-anyways, I think a 1070 frame would be good for your height, and will give you a bike that can be good at natural and street. Actually any frame around that size. Thanks, for the reply. Im into street trials most of the time and also like to do manuals, but i'd also like to ride in the comp scene. Atm im riding a short bike(1050 wb, bb rize 0-10) with a short stem(90 10*). Im not 100% sure about getting the adamant, just liked it the most. I'd just like the bike to be comfortable to ride.

[free_rideman]

Check this bike out:

http://www.tartybikes.co.uk/product.php?id=210

If you get that with a Planet-X fork:

http://www.webcyclery.com/product.php?productid=16628&cat=326&page=1

If you get this setup, your bike should be perfect for street type of riding, but also really good at comps. You might just need a shorter stem though. Like a 80cm. But first try it out. I love mine!!

Edit: with this setup the wheel base should be shorter ~1040mm. But I am not totally sure.

[r464]

I want that Ashton Justice frame. Now if only there was a shop in the USA stocking them...

[free_rideman]

That frame isn't made anymore by Ashton. They stopped producing them. And tarty bikes are the only ones that have it. So I would hurry up!