Maybe different handlebars? hi rise and maybe narrower?
Any other adjustments I could make to make it fit me better?
I know a XS frame would be better for me but very hard to come by, I do love this bike I just feel it's bit big but won't come across anything again as cheap as this was so I'm working with it for now.
it's a small heckler and I'm annoyingly fucking small (under 5"4)
is it as bad as I fear?
by Powerful_Process_464
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Looks OK to me tbh
Are you running 27.5 or 29?
That bike is too big for you
looks fine for gravity riding (shuttled bike parks) but if you intend on ever pedaling it around id look for something smaller.
I was more into road biking than mtb, but it seems OK to my untrained eyes? Others can gladly correct me because I used to think medium bikes fit me better, but actually riding large is a better fit. I think if you can ride comfortably it’s fine.
Drop your stem by taking out some of the spacers and you could get shorter cranks but that may be costly. That would raise you seat higher and make it so when your seated your handler bars aren’t so high. Overall it doesn’t look too bad. Dropping the stem will help for sure
Yeah I’d say you’re fine. Ride it for now until something newer comes up for a decent price
I think that looks fine. It’s probably a larger size than what you would buy for a modern bike considering it’s older. Old larges fit like modern mediums.
https://youtu.be/rHagRovHSYs?si=4hZ9hqe5A9fb46V7
That’s what she said
Have you set your sag? That can give you a drop in overall height
Way too big. I assume the pic of you with both feet in the air is with the dropper post fully down?
Is that an old heckler? I have a 2013 same color way.
Adorable
how does it feel? are you comfortable? Your feet shouldn’t be able to comfortably touch the ground when you are on the seat anyway, that’s not an issue. how it feels, that’s what matters.