Originally Posted by
Jabba Degrassi
You're right, a compact frame would probably suit me better, but I'm too in love with my Angus to give it up quite yet. Honestly though, it feels fine. I picked up a 110mm stem because I thought I would have to compensate for the short TT, but I found I had to move my saddle as far forward as it would go because I felt so stretched out, even with a tall technomic stem that's nearly level with the saddle. I can ride for hours on end with little or not discomfort.
I'll be picking up a shorter, probably 90mm stem, in a short quill version soon, we'll see how that goes.
90 an 110 are pretty short stems. For someone whose 5'10" with apparently really short legs on a 53 it seems almost absurd. Also a tall 110 is probably about the same reach as a level 100 or 90 anyway.
Also there is no reason why should have to be able to touch the ground with both feet while not touching the tt. Especially if you're going to end up using a lot of stem rise with classic geometry.