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ZXT Tandem Frame Fit Form

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Riders Name:

 

Current Frame Brand:

 

Type

 

Size

 

MEASUREMENT EXPLANATIONS:
Please try to get measurements to the nearest 1/8-inch or better. Frame dimensions are in order of usefulness, frame dimension & angles (t18 though t21) are difficult to measure and not necessary to design your frame, but they are helpful if you can obtain them.
CL is centerline. Measure centerline to centerline of the tubes
BB is the bottom bracket

Measure

ROAD

MNT.

FRAME MEASUREMENTS

t1

 

 

Captain BB height. CL of front bottom bracket (BB) to the ground.

t2

 

 

Stoker BB height. CL of rear bottom bracket (BB) to the ground.

t3

 

 

Captain BB to stoker BB spacing. CL of rear BB to CL of front BB

t4

 

 

Captain frame size. CL of the front BB to top most part of the front seat tube.

t5

 

 

Captain seat to crank length rider position. Measure from the top of the front seat intersection point of the seat tube CL to the CL of the front BB.

t6

 

 

Captain Top tube length. CL of the top most part of the front seat tube to the top most CL part of the head tube.

t7

 

 

Captains top tube, rider position. Measure from the intersection of the CL of the front seat tube on the top of the seat to the CL of the handle bar stem.

t8

 

 

Captain's top of saddle CL of seat tube intersection to the ground. Helps establish seat height and the captain's rider position.

t9

 

 

Head stem CL to the ground. Helps establish head stem length and angle and captain's rider position.

t10

 

 

Stoker frame size. CL of the rear BB to top most part of the rear seat tube.

t11

 

 

Stoker's seat to crank length rider position. Measure from the top of the rear seat intersection point of the seat tube CL to the CL of the rear BB.

t12

 

 

Stoker's top tube length. CL of the intersection of the rear seat tube and the stokers top tube to the CL intersection of captain's seat tube.

t13

 

 

Stoker's top tube, rider position. Measure from the intersection of the CL of the rear seat tube on the top of the seat to the CL of the stoker's handle bar stem.

t14

 

 

Stoker's head stem CL to the ground. Helps establish head stem length and angle and stoker's rider position.

t15

 

 

Stoker's top of saddle CL of seat tube intersection to the ground. Helps establish seat height and the stoker's rider position.

t16

 

 

Chain Stay length. CL of the rear BB to CL of the rear axial.

t17

 

 

The wheel base. CL of front wheel axial to CL rear wheel axial.

HELPFUL EXTRA MEASUREMENTS

t18

 

 

Stoker's seat tube angle. Angle from the CL of the rear seat tube to the ground.

t19

 

 

Captain's seat tube angle. Angle from the CL of the front seat tube to the ground.

t20

 

 

Head tube angle. Angle from CL of head tube to the ground.

t21

 

 

Fork rake. CL of the head tube to the CL of the front wheels axial.