Originally Posted by
Wavy
Welcome fellow long-torsoed person!
Look and ask around til you find a shop that knows how to do proper bike fit. There's a lot to bike fitting, and many shops either don't have a knowledgeable staffer, or they cater to racers or multi-sport enthusiasts. Such shops try to fit casual recreational riders into positions comfortable only for young, thin, athletic racers.
http://www.bikeforums.net/archive/in...p/t-49639.html
That's exactly my concern. When I bought my hybrid, I think they looked at the stand-over and put me on a 15" bike which is too small. They did put a longer stem on it but as I'm learning (from riding it) there's more to it than that. I'm trying to make sure I know what to look for in fit before taking the plunge on a road bike.