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I'm 6'5" and I have to have at least a 21" TT. I like 21.25 best.
180mm cranks. Always!
Bars have to be at least 28" wide but prefer the 29-30" range. I try to keep the inner flanges of my grips about the same distance.
If I'm using a front load stem I like 9" bars.
With a top load stem I can use 8" bars but use more spacers. Less spacers with 8.5" bars. So far, my favorites are S&M Hoders.
I also like my stems to be 53-55mm.

Incredible "big boy" 20" racer. 

2002 Crupi Pro XXL
Model: Pro XXL
Material: Aluminum
Toptube length: 22.75
Headtube size: 1-1/8"

Semi Mid School/ New School racer.

My 20" Racer.  Light, Fast & Strong!

  2002 Crupi XXL Frame

  S&M racing bars

  Profile polished Pro XL racing stem

  ODI grips

  Shimano Deore brakes

  Chris King headset

  Answer carbon forks

  Crupi Ti seat

  Syncros Ti post

  Hard Core seat clamp

  Shimano DXR 180mm cranks

  Truvativ American/Euro conversion kit

  Supercross 44T chainring

  Crupi  square pedals

  Chris King hubs

  Alex DM 24 hoops

  Crupi tensioners

  Sram chain

  PowerBlock front tire

  Maxxis DTH rear tire

I have a 22 tt race bike, s&m 57? mm stem and perfect 10's.

I found the 28x8 bars too small but he 30x10 a bit big, like next to no sweep back or up.  Might look for some 29x9

Also I 180mm on my 20 inch and 175mm on my 24 inch, both race bikes. Prefer the shorter ones.  Run 165 or 170 on the velodrome depending on event. 

I am 195cm, I think thats 6 foot 5 inches.  Used to ride a standard sta, was so short now I think about it, had skinny s&m butler bars too.  For what it's worth, only race now on bmx bikes or cruise the beach etc.

I'll add one more thing, since building a crupi expert for my son, I have bike envy and my eye on a xxl 20 inch crupi in candy red.   Just fighting the urge to totally spend any more this December.

Last edited by aaronl (2012-12-04 7:40pm)

I'm 5'11 but I think I might be 6ft now. Um 21" top tube, I like 175mm cranks, I did ride wtp Madmax bars wich were 8.75 by 28? But now I have shadow vultus bars which are 8.25 by 25 wide for barspins.

I roll a 24" midschool style. American b.b. but 21.5" tt. 180mm 3pc. 7.5" rise bars.

weight of those depends on the era of "mid school". Most of those bikes from mid/late 90's and early part of this century were pigs. 6, 7, 8lb frames... New school will be 5 or less (chromoly). I'm 6'1" and ride a 21.25 frame with 8x28 bars, 175 cranks (this is for dirt/park. I run 180's on race bikes).

Im 6'2" and always rode 21" toptubes and switched to 21.5" last year and decided I like 21" better and going back!  I like just 8" x 26.5"bars and a front load stem and keep my trail/street bike pretty close to the same as my race bike!

Last edited by S&M BEN (2012-12-05 2:38pm)

I'm 6 5ish

20 in race
22tt speed wagon
180mm cranks
Hoder bars uncut

Cruiser
22tt speed wagon
180mm
S&M 29er cruiser bars

Park
21.5 custom LTF
180mm
Grand slam xlt

aaronl wrote:

I have a 22 tt race bike, s&m 57? mm stem and perfect 10's.

I found the 28x8 bars too small but he 30x10 a bit big, like next to no sweep back or up.  Might look for some 29x9

Also I 180mm on my 20 inch and 175mm on my 24 inch, both race bikes. Prefer the shorter ones.  Run 165 or 170 on the velodrome depending on event. 

I am 195cm, I think thats 6 foot 5 inches.  Used to ride a standard sta, was so short now I think about it, had skinny s&m butler bars too.  For what it's worth, only race now on bmx bikes or cruise the beach etc.

I'll add one more thing, since building a crupi expert for my son, I have bike envy and my eye on a xxl 20 inch crupi in candy red.   Just fighting the urge to totally spend any more this December.

I did the same bar switch, I've found Hoder bars fit well.

Hey bmxandvw I think that they are the next bars for me.  I have the same cruiser bars as yours.

Actually I have thinking of a black 22tt speedwagon cruiser and a trans red 22tt speedwagon 20 inch.  Real nice quiver of bikes.

It's just the crupi aluminium frame is calling me at the moment.  I have never owned a s&m, always would have liked one and finally they are nice and long.  A mate just bought a black speedwagon, going with chrome bars & forks, profiles, classic late 90's look.

We are lucky there are so many good choices out there these days, even without having to go the expensive custom made small shop frame route (which is hard from australia)

6' 1" my race bike has 180mm cranks, 8.5 28.5 bars, 21.5 TT and 1.75 tire in the back 1.95 in the front

I'm 6'1"/225# and my "go to" bike is a 21" LTF with 180mm Profile cranks and Fit Mac bars. I also have a set of Hoders and had a set of Perfect 10s. The perfect tens were really comfortable. But I felt they were just too tall and looked stupid. When I looked at the bike all I saw were those huge bars.