Genesis V2100 frame size...

[Overclocker]

just wondering what the effective top tube length on this bike is...

i'm 5'11" btw. i ride a LARGE mongoose salvo comp. fits very well but i'm converting it to electric so i'll be needing another f/s bike

you think the V2100 would be too small for me?

 

[dogman dan]

In a general way, the MTB's sold at walmart such as a genesis, mongoose, etc tend to be small frames. Ridden mostly by young teens, till they get a car. I always have to stack two seatposts on them, and put BMX bars on them to get them even close to comfortable for me to ride them upright. If I raise the seat and keep the flat bars, it will kill my wrists to ride it far.

I'm 5'11" But long in the leg. I haven't thrown a leg over the genesis though, so I'm not sure about its frame size.

 

[Overclocker]

that wal-goose in the picture above has a 23" effective top tube length. not the best fit but it's just barely tolerable...

the large Salvo is 24.5". a lot more comfortable

so stole a pic off the web i fired up coreldraw. dimension tool. calibrated it against a known size which is the 26" wheel

well i'll be damned, 23.5". that's actually good enough for me

 

[dogman dan]

Just eyeballing em, It did look to me like the geneses, or similar frame mongoose was a tad bigger than the really cheap mtb's at walmart. Stuff like a pacific, or roadmaster. The ones closer to $100 bucks. Beach cruisers etc are more normal size for adults.