2018 MEC National Base

Category
Touring
Design
Drop Bar, Rigid, non-suspension corrected
Frame
Steel
Fork
Steel
Features
Disc brake
Somewhat upright stack and reachvs category
Average stack and reachvs category
Average stack and reachvs category
Average stack and reachvs category
Somewhat aggressive stack and reachvs category

Geometry

X-Small
Small
Medium
Large
X-Large
Stack
549mm
562mm
583mm
603mm
627mm
Reach
362mm
374mm
382mm
385mm
403mm
Stack to Reach Ratio
1.52:1
1.5:1
1.53:1
1.57:1
1.56:1
Seat Tube Length, C-T
470mm
500mm
530mm
560mm
590mm
Seat Tube Length, C-C
430mm
460mm
490mm
520mm
550mm
Top Tube Length, Effective/Horizontal Unknown
520mm
535mm
555mm
570mm
595mm
Head Tube Angle
70deg
71deg
71.5deg
72deg
72deg
Seat Tube Angle, Unknown
74deg
74deg
73.5deg
73deg
73deg
Head Tube Length
120mm
130mm
150mm
170mm
195mm
Bottom Bracket Drop
75mm
75mm
75mm
75mm
75mm
Bottom Bracket Height
268mm
268mm
268mm
268mm
268mm
Chainstay Length
450mm
450mm
450mm
450mm
450mm
Chainstay Length Horizontal
443.7mm
443.7mm
443.7mm
443.7mm
443.7mm
Front-Center
592mm
598mm
609mm
614mm
639mm
Front-Center Horizontal
587.3mm
593.3mm
604.3mm
609.3mm
634.3mm
Wheelbase
1031mm
1037mm
1048mm
1053mm
1078mm
Fork Offset/Rake
45mm
45mm
45mm
45mm
45mm
Fork Length (Axle-To-Crown)
381mm
381mm
381mm
381mm
381mm
Trail
77mm
high
70.5mm
high
67.3mm
high
64.1mm
mid/​neutral
64.1mm
mid/​neutral
Mechanical Trail
72.3mm
66.7mm
63.8mm
61mm
61mm
Wheel Flop
24.7mm
21.7mm
20.3mm
18.9mm
18.9mm
Standover Height
719mm
740mm
764mm
788mm
814mm
Tire to Pedal Spindle
79mm
170 mm cranks
85mm
170 mm cranks
91mm
175 mm cranks
96mm
175 mm cranks
121mm
175 mm cranks
Pedal Spindle to Ground Clearance
98mm
170 mm cranks
98mm
170 mm cranks
93mm
175 mm cranks
93mm
175 mm cranks
93mm
175 mm cranks

Base Build

X-Small
Small
Medium
Large
X-Large
Wheel Size
700C/29 in
622 mm BSD
700C/29 in
622 mm BSD
700C/29 in
622 mm BSD
700C/29 in
622 mm BSD
700C/29 in
622 mm BSD
Tire Width
32mm
32mm
32mm
32mm
32mm
Tire Outer Diameter
686mm
686mm
686mm
686mm
686mm
Bike Length with Tires
1717mm
1723mm
1734mm
1739mm
1764mm
Crank Length
170mm
170mm
175mm
175mm
175mm
Handlebar Width
400mm
420mm
440mm
440mm
440mm
Stem Length
75mm
90mm
90mm
105mm
105mm

Published Sizing Recommendations

Height
5 ft 0 in
to
5 ft 4 in
5 ft 3 in
to
5 ft 7 in
5 ft 6 in
to
5 ft 10 in
5 ft 9 in
to
6 ft 1 in
6 ft 0 in
to
6 ft 4 in

Stack and Reach vs. Category Trend

Very Upright
Somewhat Upright
Average
Somewhat Aggressive
Very Aggressive

The Bike Insights Upright/Aggressive scale is based on analysis of a bike’s proportions relative to similar sized bikes in the same category.

Learn more about the Upright/Aggressive Scale
Category Trend
Touring
Source:https://geometrygeeks.bike/bike/mec-national-2018-2019/