Frame Sizing

It is important to understand that proper bike fit is an evolutionary process, not an instant theoretical mathematical solution. Many factors come into play during the fit process: your body's proportions, your flexibility, as well as the type of riding you do.

Criteria

Every rider is different and every rider uses different criteria in establishing what constitutes comfort, fit and performance in a bike. For many riders, experimentation with saddle height, stem length, stem rise, and the fore/aft saddle shift are all variables that can help to make riding more comfortable and more enjoyable. Working together, the variables of a proper fit result in optimal transfer of power, an aerodynamic ride, good bike handling and pain-free cycling. Finding someone's ideal position on a bicycle is a very individual process.

Guidelines and formulas

Van Nicholas use the following guidelines and formulas with over 99% accuracy for establishing the correct frame size and 95% accuracy for determining stem length. Van Nicholas feels strongly that proper frame fit is the key to your comfort and long term satisfaction with our products. Van Nicholas frames are unique in the way they should be sized. Carefully follow our sizing formulas to determine proper frame size and corresponding stem length. Please take a few minutes to familiarize yourself with the process and necessary physical measurements.

IMPORTANT: These sizing formulas are a guideline only, if you have any questions or are not comfortable sizing yourself, please call for assistance, +31 (0)186 657718.

Tools needed:

• Flexible metric tape measure, preferably cloth
• Measurement should be made within 5mm and accuracy is important
• Hard backed book preferably 1" thick
• Calculator
• Pen
• Someone to assist in taking measurements