Bike and Rider Sizing

Information to help with bike size and gearing

How do you know what bike size you should ride? Here is a chart to help guide you.

BMX Bike Sizing

Rider Height Frame Size Top Tube Length Stem Length Bar Rise Bar Width Crank Length Gearing
4’0″ & under Micro-Mini 15″- 15.5″ Mini 2″-2.5″ 20″- 21.5″ See Chart Below See Calculator Below
4’0″-4’6″ Mini 15.5″- 16.5″ Mini Mini XL 2″-3.5″ 21″- 23″ See Chart Below See Calculator Below
4’4″-4’10″ Junior 16″- 17.5″ Mini Mini XL 3″-4.5″ 22″- 24.5″ See Chart Below See Calculator Below
4’8″-5’4″ Expert 17″- 18.5″ Pro 4.5″-6″ 24″- 26″ See Chart Below See Calculator Below
5’2″-5’8″ Expert XL 18″-19″ Pro 6″-7.5″ 26″- 27″ See Chart Below See Calculator Below
5’6″ – 5’10″ Pro 18.5″- 19.5″ Pro Pro XL 7″-8″ 27″- 28″ See Chart Below See Calculator Below
5’10″-6’1″ Pro XL 19″-21″ Pro Pro XL 7″-8″ 17″- 28″ See Chart Below See Calculator Below
6′ & over Pro XXL 20.5″ & over Pro XL Pro XXL 7″-8″ 28″- ?” See Chart Below See Calculator Below

Wheel Sizes

Max Rider Weight Rim Width
0 – 85 lbs Sew Ups
86 – 100 20 x 1-1/8″
101 – 120 20 x 1-3/8″
121 – 150 20 x 1.50″
151 – 200 20 x 1.75″

Crank Sizing

Riders Inseam 20″ 21″ 22″ 23″ 24″ 25″ 26″
Crank Length 140mm 145mm 150mm 155mm 160mm 162mm 166mm
Riders Inseam 27″ 28″ 29″ 30″ 31″ 32″ 34″
Crank Length 171mm 175mm 177mm 180mm 182mm 185mm 190mm

Gearing

What Gear Should You Run? Most riders regardless of class seem to prefer a roll-out of approximately 53″ – 54″. To figure your roll-out here is the formula:

** Sprocket divided by Freewheel times Tire Diameter **

BMX Gear Calculator

Rollout