European sizing

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Permalink Reply by the Professor on November 20, 2011 at 10:54pm

no unfortunately, ALL use different sizing, even how they "Measure" the frame.

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Permalink Reply by Hurlow on November 21, 2011 at 5:37pm

Almost all give full measurements on their websites though- I just compared each spec to my correctly sized bike when I was looking for a second frame.

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Permalink Reply by mpapet on November 22, 2011 at 3:03pm

Two part answer:

1. A dedicated 'cross racing bike should have a higher bottom bracket. To you that means picking the OEM bike that most brands sell fits something like 2cm smaller than a traditional (AKA NOT compact)  road bike.

2. Most of Scott and Focus'  product line is OEM, so there shouldn't be too much difference between them and other brands like Felt, GT, Jamis, Trek, Motobecane, Fuji and many others.  Ridley's low-end product was the same OEM as the others mentioned.  I don't know if it still is. Take 2cm off and you should be pretty close to a bike that fits.  There are subtle differences between the frame specs even if you measured them all the same way, but nothing overwhelming because of the limits of the mass production jigs.

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