If in between two sizes, is there a general preference for going smaller or bigger?
I’m a 5’5 woman with a 31.5 inseam. When looking at bike companies’ sizing charts, I pretty much always end up in the “overlap area” anywhere between 48 to 52 (some bikes even going to 54).
I have been riding on the road anc dirt competitively, riding 50-52cm road bikes (currently on a Felt 51cm, a 52cm scott cx bike and a scott medium mtb which all feel great). I have an old cervelo size small on which I’ve done occasional TTs that seems to work but they were always short TTs.
As I’m switching to triathlon (long distance) and looking for a nw bike, my natural inclination was to go with similar sizing and I was more specifically looking at the Felt ia and Scott plasma in size Small.
That said, reading about “pro bikes” to get some ideas, it seems that pro women triathletes who are my size are typically more on 48cm / XS bikes and girls on Smalls are much taller... I know a bike fit is individual but I was wondering if there’s a general rule of thumbs about going with smaller?
I’ve tried both, I am not used enough to the position to say which one feels the worse.
I guess it means that there is no terribly wrong answer but I’d be grateful for advice.
I’m a 5’5 woman with a 31.5 inseam. When looking at bike companies’ sizing charts, I pretty much always end up in the “overlap area” anywhere between 48 to 52 (some bikes even going to 54).
I have been riding on the road anc dirt competitively, riding 50-52cm road bikes (currently on a Felt 51cm, a 52cm scott cx bike and a scott medium mtb which all feel great). I have an old cervelo size small on which I’ve done occasional TTs that seems to work but they were always short TTs.
As I’m switching to triathlon (long distance) and looking for a nw bike, my natural inclination was to go with similar sizing and I was more specifically looking at the Felt ia and Scott plasma in size Small.
That said, reading about “pro bikes” to get some ideas, it seems that pro women triathletes who are my size are typically more on 48cm / XS bikes and girls on Smalls are much taller... I know a bike fit is individual but I was wondering if there’s a general rule of thumbs about going with smaller?
I’ve tried both, I am not used enough to the position to say which one feels the worse.
I guess it means that there is no terribly wrong answer but I’d be grateful for advice.