Riding a bicycle is a fun and joy for people of every age but a rider can get the required benefits when he/she is having a bicycle with suitable size. This post focuses on the size guide for the customers who want to buy a hybrid bike. Being all in one ride, hybrid bike is very popular amongst the cyclists of every age. The hybrid or commuter bike is best road bike and a mountain bike as well.
The bike is available in multiple sizes for the riders of different heights. From a baby to tall man/women everyone can get a best suitable hybrid bike. This size guide includes the height measuring and bike selection procedure for all categories of hybrid bike riders.
Hybrid bike size guide for kids
The most important and difficult step for selecting a bike for kids is height measurement because you cannot maintain accuracy. There are various factors which affect measurement and resultantly you cannot select a suitable bike. The following few guide lines will help you to minimize error for height measurement of kids which will also help you to buy a suitable bike.
- It is recommended to measure the height with stretched body up to maximum level to find the accurate measurement; however, in case of kids you often get inaccurate measurement. So, while measuring kid’s height, you must note slight higher than the measurement you find on measuring tape.
- Kids take interest in riding bicycle only when they feel comfortable on the bike. Moreover, they remain on the seat until get tired. More the bike is comfortable more the time you child will use the bike which is good for his/her health too. So, always select a comfortable bike best fit to the height of your child.
- With the increasing height, you child feel uncomfortable on the bike when he/she cross the recommended height of the bike you bought. Automatically lack of interest in riding bicycle develops in the baby and you need a larger size of bike. To overcome this issue, always select a bike with adjustable seat tube.
Hybrid bike size guide for men and women:
There are basic three categories of hybrid bikes for men and women and in all the categories the size of bike varies with both the genders. To select any of the hybrid bike, check measure your height accurately for buying a suitable and comfortable bike. For measuring rider’s height is very simple. Just stand against a wall with body stretched upward and put a mark with a pencil just above the head. The distance from floor to the marked point is your height.
Size guide for performance or sports hybrid bike
The performance bike for men and women are manufactured in three sizes as small, medium and large. The sizes of men’s and women’s performance bikes are different from each other. So, a man cannot select a women bike with the same size as women’s and vs. A Length of top tube and seat tube in all sizes are different for men and women in the performance bike. Below is the short comparison for tubes measurements for both the hybrid bikes.
- The small size sports hybrid bike for men is recommended for the individuals with 165-170 cm height where as women performance bike is recommended for 155-168 cm tall ladies.
- Medium size bikes for men and women are recommended for heights measurement of 170-175 and 168-175 respectively. Moreover, the large size sports hybrid bikes are recommended for 175+ for both the genders.
Size guide for comfort or leisure hybrid bike
The main feature of comfort or leisure hybrid bike is sufficient comfort for the rider. The rider buy this bike for relax and upright position while riding.
- For men, this bike has medium, large and extra large sizes for men where as small size in this category of hybrid bike is not manufactured. The staring height recommended is 165 cm for medium bike and 180+ cm is for XL comfort hybrid.
- For women, comfort bike is manufactured in small, medium and large sizes which are recommended for ladies 148 cm, 158 cm and 168-180 cm tall.
Size guide for city hybrid bike:
City hybrid bikes are manufactured in four sizes for male and female cyclists for urban areas ride. City bikes are usually small in size with compact frame and easy for riding through busy streets. The bike sizes for ladies and gents differ from each other.
Note: The women who want to buy men’s hybrid bike must check the size chart and must select a bike nearer to a women bike size.