Today I dug out a bike someone gave me about 3 years ago (actually two of them, but one had a flat and some other issues). It's a GT mountain bike, 18 inch frame, about 10 years old. I haven't ridden a bike in 15 years, by the way (pause for your laughter).
Anyway, it seems like I might need a bigger frame, but I don't know. The horizontal bar is about an inch or two under my nutsack, but when I pedal my leg isn't extending all the way down. I put the seat and the stem up, but I have no idea how much or how little to bring them up. As I remember from years and years ago, you pedal with the ball of your foot and your leg should almost extend straight - is this correct? I am 5'11", and wear jeans with a 30 inch inseam if that helps. Short stubby legs.
Any tips on fit are appreciated, if I need to buy another bike (or fix the 19" I have in the garage) I will.
I plan on getting a new seat for my fat ass as the stock GT seat is too narrow it seems. I'll also get a bike computer, any recommendations for brands for either? What about websites?
I went out and bought one of these for my 10 month old, along with a Gary Fisher hybrid for my wife at the local bike shop.
We took a nice little bike ride, you can hardly tell the trailer is back there and my son seemed to love it.