Bike Wheel Size Road Bike. At 5 6 you re not quite in that very small frame category and it s completely reasonable for a frame suited to your height to use 700c. Most adult road bikes use 700c wheels whereas 26 is typically a mountain bike wheel size although in recent years mountain bikes are using larger wheels as well.
At 5 6 you re not quite in that very small frame category and it s completely reasonable for a frame suited to your height to use 700c. The vast majority of racing bikes use a 700c wheel but especially petite riders may use a frame size that can t accommodate a 700c wheel and instead use a 26 inch wheel. 180 188 cm.
160 170 cm.
170 174 cm. Bike frames are measured from the middle of their bottom bracket to the end of their seat tube. 51 cm small 79 83 cm. Unlike adult bike sizing done by frame children s bike size is done based on wheel diameter.