I ride a 58cm bike, and Im roughly about 5'10". Now, the bike is a little larger for me, but with a 56cm, I feel like Im perched on top of it, a feeling that I really didnt feel comfortable with. My saddle is roughly the height of my handlebars. Tonight, I noticed that there are 3 spacers below my stem, so I moved two of them to the top, and left one on the bottom. In theory, this should bring my shoulders down, and make my back more parallel to the top tube, right? Where is a good balance for race position and comfort?
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58cm bike? need more info.
i am 5'11 and i ride cannondale size 54, with top tube 54.5cm and seat tube 53cm. -
I suppose its 58cm from the crank to the toptube? Im not really keen on how bikes are measured like that though.
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bkopi, do you feel big on a 54cm cannondale? I am trying to buy a bike at the moment, and i thought i saw that 54 cm is for 5 5" to 5' 8". I am 5' 6", what do you think i should be riding?
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phouston06 said:
bkopi, do you feel big on a 54cm cannondale? I am trying to buy a bike at the moment, and i thought i saw that 54 cm is for 5 5" to 5' 8". I am 5' 6", what do you think i should be riding?
my cannondale have the standard frame shape which has a flat top tube. these days most of the frame have the sloping style with only comes in S, M, L sizes. for standard frame shape, you want about an inche of stand over clearance, which style do you think you want?
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bkopi said:
my cannondale have the standard frame shape which has a flat top tube. these days most of the frame have the sloping style with only comes in S, M, L sizes. for standard frame shape, you want about an inche of stand over clearance, which style do you think you want?
Well the bike i was looking at was a CAAD4 frame, in 54 cm. I do not know if it was standard or sloping, but i think it is standard. how can i tell for sure? -
Traditional "road" frames have been built with level top tubes since the early 1900s. The influence of mountain and BMX bike design has led to the increasing popularity of frames with sloping top tubes, higher at the front.
"Compact" road frames have sloping top tubes, and are intended to be used with a long seatpost. Compact frames are a little bit lighter than traditional ones, but this is partially offset by the weight of the longer seatppost. Some riders believe they are stiffer.
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