Originally Posted by
speks22
Waterrockets- I think you ride the SST 60 cm right? As far as my second question went in terms of things to look for when purchasing my next bike, it seems that the wheelbase on yours is a big longer than on mine, I would assume that I should be looking at numbers like this more? (I ask now because in my fit I was/am flexible enough to fit on alot of 58s in terms of stem height, but seems like the longer wheelbase would be to my advantage. My cycling inseam is 36.5" by the way)
That's correct, 60cm SST. This bike is a lot shorter than my previous bike, and I actually like it with the short wheelbase. I don't think the wheelbase has much to do with your hopping problem. With our big bikes, we're at a disadvantage when it comes to cornering, and a longer wheelbase just makes it worse. If I thought I could fit on a 58, that's what I'd ride. I already have a 130mm stem, and 140s are rare enough that I didn't want to mess with it -- plus, that's just a bit too much leverage for one pipe to deal with, IMO.