do you size and fit your cross/gravel bikes the same as your road bikes?
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I've got my gravel bike set with the same reach, and 1/2" less drop from my standard aggressive road position. I think I will eventually reduce reach by putting 1 cm shorter stem on, while also raising bar height by about 1 cm. Reason is that while riding gravel roads the position is great, but decending on rough stuff like jeep trails and single track, position puts too much weigh on my hands.
pretty much what spud said... it's the descending on rough stuff that will make you alter the fit. If you dont do any of that you can live with same kind of fit. Nothing like -15% of rain rutted singletrack that will make you wish for Full suspension and a dropper
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do you live in new england?spdntrxi wrote: ↑Fri Feb 15, 2019 5:16 pmpretty much what spud said... it's the descending on rough stuff that will make you alter the fit. If you dont do any of that you can live with same kind of fit. Nothing like -15% of rain rutted singletrack that will make you wish for Full suspension and a dropper
i'm so up to my eyeballs with the weather
San Francisco Bay area... it's been mostly rain for a few week now.. snow down to 2500 feet or so.Catagory6 wrote: ↑Sat Feb 16, 2019 3:11 amdo you live in new england?spdntrxi wrote: ↑Fri Feb 15, 2019 5:16 pmpretty much what spud said... it's the descending on rough stuff that will make you alter the fit. If you dont do any of that you can live with same kind of fit. Nothing like -15% of rain rutted singletrack that will make you wish for Full suspension and a dropper
i'm so up to my eyeballs with the weather
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When getting a CX for winter and mixed riding duties, I selected a frame which was only 5 mm shorter on reach compared to my road bike. After adjusting everything, to my surprise I actually ended up at almost exactly same effective stack & reach numbers (handlebar dimensions etc. included). Although the fit is almost same, it remains quite different to ride because of differences in BB drop and head tube + seat tube angles.
Hi guys,
I currently ride my roadbike which have 515mm stack and 382mm reach and 11cm slammed stem. My saddle height is ~69cm and I am 90% of the time in the drops with no pain at all. I am 171cm. I am looking to buy a gravel bike and I hesitate between two size: XS 544mm and 365mm /or/ S 563mm and 375mm.
What would you recommend to me ?
I currently ride my roadbike which have 515mm stack and 382mm reach and 11cm slammed stem. My saddle height is ~69cm and I am 90% of the time in the drops with no pain at all. I am 171cm. I am looking to buy a gravel bike and I hesitate between two size: XS 544mm and 365mm /or/ S 563mm and 375mm.
What would you recommend to me ?
50 more stack is alot... I'd probably choose XS between the two. I found less reach is nice especially when bombing down the rough stuff.
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Do you mean reach as in the frame measurement or the fit measurement, or both?
If you want stability, add wheelbase or move the bars back, or both. (ignoring HTA and fork measurements)
lets assume he stays with same stem/bars..reach will be roughly 20 less... my road and gravel has very similar geo's in terms of reach (frame).. I have a 20mm less stem on my gravel bike. When I had 120 stem on my gravel, it took me one downhill single track to say to myself a shorter stem would nice.
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