If you are ready to have an Oswald frame tailor made for you, this is the place to enter your body measurements. When you are done, simply click on the "Submit Measurements" button at the bottom of the page and, through the miracles of modern technology, your information will be electronically whisked to the desk of Tom Oswald for prompt and courteous processing. And if you already own a bike, even if it does not fit well, please also complete and submit the Existing Bike Measurement Form.

Please note: This is not an automatic sizing program. All sizing calculations are performed by a real human being -- Tom Oswald. This service is included with the purchase of an Oswald frame, or may be contracted separately for a fee of $25 (refunded upon purchase of an Oswald frame). E-mail to make arrangements for payment.

These measurements are best taken with a metal tape measure. You may use either inches (try to measure to the nearest 16th) or centimeters (try to measure to the nearest millimeter or two), just be sure to click on the appropriate button below. You will also need a hardcover book about an inch thick, and a pencil. For best accuracy you should wear cycling shorts or tights, thin or no socks, and a tight fitting shirt or no shirt at all. Have a friend (or someone you'd like to get to know better) measure you. You cannot take these measurements accurately by yourself.

Units of Measurement: cm inches

1. Name:
   

   
   

2. Email Address:
   

   
   

3. Inseam - crotch to floor

   Subject: Stand on a hard floor with your back close to a wall, and your feet 2-3 inches apart. Do not lean back against the wall. Stand up straight with your arms at your sides and look straight ahead.

   Measurer: Place the book between the subject's legs with the spine facing up and one end pressed flat against the wall. Slide the book up along the wall until it is touching the subject's crotch with a moderate amount of pressure, like they were sitting on a bike seat. Use a pencil to make a mark on the wall where the end of the spine touches. Have the subject step away and measure from the floor to the mark. Erase the mark and repeat this procedure two more times. It's OK if you get different results each time - don't fudge to make them all the same.

   Result #1       Result #2       Result #3

   
   

4. Upper Leg - crotch to knee

   Subject: Kneel down on a hard floor, closely facing a wall, with your knees 2-3 inches apart. Hold your body up straight with your arms at your sides and look straight ahead.

   Measurer: Use the same method as for the inseam measurement. Slide the spine of the book up to the subject's crotch and mark the wall. Measure from the floor to the mark. Erase the mark and repeat two more times.

   Result #1       Result #2       Result #3

   
   

5. Foot Length - heel to toe

   Subject: Stand on a hard floor, put your heels against a wall, with your feet 2-3 inches apart.

   Measurer: Put an edge of the book up against the subject's toes. Make a mark on the floor along the edge of the book, between the subject's feet. Have the subject step away and measure from the wall to the mark. Erase the mark and repeat this procedure two more times.

   Result #1       Result #2       Result #3

   
   

6. Body Height - floor to sternal notch

   Subject: Stand on a hard floor, facing a wall. Stand up straight with your arms at your sides and look straight ahead.

   Measurer: Hold the book level in front of the subject, with one end pressed flat against the wall. Keeping it as level as possible, slide the book up or down until the lower edge is level with the notch in the subject's sternum - that soft spot just above the breast bone, at the base of the throat. You may need to have the subject move forward or backward a little to do this accurately. Mark the wall along the edge of the book. Have the subject step away and measure from the floor to the mark. Erase the mark and repeat this procedure two more times.

   Result #1       Result #2       Result #3

   
   

7. Overall Height - floor to top of head

   Subject: Stand on a hard floor with your back close to a wall. Do not lean back against the wall. Stand up straight with your arms at your sides and look straight ahead.

   Measurer: Hold the book over the subject's head with the spine facing down and one end pressed flat against the wall. Slide the book down until the spine is resting on the subject's head. Make a mark on the wall where the end of the spine touches. Have the subject step away and measure from the floor to the mark. Erase the mark and repeat this two more times.

   Result #1       Result #2       Result #3

   
   

8. Arm Length - shoulder to center of hand

   Subject: Grasp the pencil in your fist. Keeping the pencil vertical, extend your arm out from your side, parallel to the ground. Keep your other arm at your side. Stand up straight and look straight ahead.

   Measurer: Find the bony knob on top of the subject's shoulder. Now find the notch just to the outside of that knob. Measure from that notch to the pencil. Repeat this procedure two more times. Measure both arms this way.

   Left Arm:      Result #1       Result #2       Result #3

   Right Arm:     Result #1       Result #2       Result #3

   
   

9. Shoulder Width - across the back

   Subject: Stand up straight with your arms at your sides and look straight ahead.

   Measurer: Standing behind the subject, measure the width of their shoulders, straight across the upper back. Measure to the outsides of the bones, ignoring the fleshy parts. Repeat this two more times.

   Result #1       Result #2       Result #3

   
   

10. Weight: pounds

    
    

11. Flexibility:

    I can't bend over and touch my toes without bending my knees
    I can touch my toes without bending my knees
    I can easily touch my toes, without straining

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