You should definitely compromise here because always the smaller wheels are stronger.
Mountain bikes for tall riders uk.
Best features of the gmc yukon fat bike.
Luckily for us tall riders khs also sells a stock mountain bike designed entirely around 200mm cranks.
Here are our picks of the best mountain bikes for taller individuals.
It s an extremely versatile and well proven hard tail design.
For standard hardtails our mountain bike size chart should be a god send.
Alloy 4 wide wheel set.
Mountain bike size chart.
So make sure you look at a tire size chart and try a full suspension mountain bike for size before buying.
At 6 6 tall zinn has been building bikes for tall big people for nearly 30 years and can custom build a bike for you that may be expensive but it will be built to last.
As usual these bikes are popular for steep and hard trail climbing.
Although the choices are limited there are some really cool bikes in this category suitable for heights up to 6 2.
But many tall riders are often heavier so there are a few bike components to look out for especially if you tip the scales at over 120kg 265lb.
Its strong points on there 160mm of travel a long low design and boost width wheels on 2 8 maxxis.
Best mountain bike for obese men.
Bnt 29 designed by lennard zynn.
Full suspension mountain bike for tall riders.
These provide extra protection to the rider on those hard rocky curvy trails of the countryside.
Merida s eone sixty 800 is the electric version of the company s standard enduro bike.
Big and tall bike components.
As with the flite 747 mid range shimano componentry is used along with a cromoly steel frame to get the best bang for the buck.
Most of the bikes would come with a standard crank length though which could mean a downside for tall riders.
Bike wheels for heavy riders.
If you re under 100kg 220lb good news most bikes available in your size will have components that are perfectly adequate.
Another advice i can give is looking for a bike with 26 inch wheels instead of 29 inches.
Mountain bike sizing can be affected by suspension and your tire choices.
The big sur for example is a 29er steel framed big bike with big wheels built for big guys and is designed to be fitted with custom cranks to make it the perfect cross country bike for the big and tall rider.
