I looked through past threads and didn’t see anything that touched on this. I want to know what the crucial measurements are for xc mountain bikes.
I am looking at going from a Kona Honzo (Trail) to an XC bike. I found a nice used Specialized Epic, however, its a size larger (XL) than my Honzo. I am looking at the geometry charts for both bikes and I’m not sure which measurements are the most important with mountain bikes. I am 6’1" (~185 cm) and typically ride a Giant M/L frame on the road/CX. In some other research I did I see people saying stack and reach are the most important on MTB.
Here’s a comparison of the bikes geometry (L Honzo, XL Epic)
- Stack 642, 636
- Reach 475, 480
- Top Tube 647, 662
- Seat Tube 470, 520
- Standover 750, 847
- Front Center 769, 753
Taking into account these are different styles of bikes, do you think these compare well? Are there other measurements I want to look at? I don’t want to waste my time driving 1.5 hours both ways to find out it doesn’t come to to fitting.