deepakvrao

Some sizing help guys. My ETT on my current bike is 55. Looking at a Lynskey 265. 2 options they have a 55 and a 56 ETT. I would prefer the longer ETT bike ONLY because the head tube is taller, and this will be primarily a touring/travelling bike.

My current bike uses a 25mm off set seat post. Suppose I use a non offset/less offset seatpost, will that compensate for the longer ETT. The bigger bike [Lynskey] has a reach of 38.6 and the smaller bike has a reach of 38.

I am totally comfortable on my current bike. I also see that the saddle on my current bike is back by about half a cm on a 25mm setback post, so if I put it in central position of a similar seat post, I will have only 5mm increased reach? Maybe a 15mm setback post?

Geometry of Pinarello [current] attached, and the geometry of the Lynskey is here.

I ride the Pinarello 54 size with the 55 ETT.

https://lynskeyperformance.com/r265-frame-only/

deepakvrao

The reach difference is 6mm, and ETT difference is 10mm. So, 4mm is behind the BB, which I can offset by pushing the saddle to a neutral position. Then I am left with only 6mm difference in reach. My stem is already 100mm and don't want to go lower. A higher bar also brings it closer right? Then, I should be OK?

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jamesdak 

Best advice I can give you is to contact them yourself. I worked with Jack for my purchase. I basically gave him what you have above and then he advised which frame. I sent the geometry of one of my currently set up bikes along with the measurements of how I had the saddle, bars, etc. They were great to work with.

One word of caution on the frame that may or may no matter to you. They say it will fit 28mm tires but my go to favorites, Continental GP 4000s, won't fit in 700 x 28. I sort of expected that since they are larger than sized but I did hope, LOL!

On a positive note though. The GP 4000 s II at 700 x 25 and mounted on the Vision Team 30 wheels that came on my Lynskey measure 27.75 when first inflated to 100 psi. I expect them to grow a tad more as they relax a bit. I'll actually run them at around 80/90 front/rear.

I got mine for long distance comfort rding. I wish I could tell you it rides like a dream but the snows started before I got it delivered and I won't subject a new bike to the winter road chemicals. Still, with the long chainstays and curved seatstays I think it should ride really nice. The quality of the frame is outstanding in my book.

jamesdak 

Here's another point that's made this a plus for me. I have 5 other road/CX type bikes ranging from 54 to 56 cm in size. All of these bikes require me to push the saddle all the way back on their offset seatposts to get the proper position in relation to the bottom bracket. On the Lynskey the saddle is pushed past center and more forwards. For me this means that I finally have a bike that a Brooks with it's short rails will fit right, woo hoo!! Oh and it took it out for a maiden ride today. 23 miles on a route I ride daily. Initial impression, the rear rides softer over the rough road than my LeMond Tourmelet. The front felt a tad harsher though. When sprinting the bike did not feel like it was leaping forward like the LeMond yet the speed climbed rapidly. Easy for me to hold to speed and I pushed it up to 27 mph on one flat spot and held that about a mile. More a test of the wheels probably but still something positive. Hopefully the roads stay clear and I can hit the same Cat 1 climb I did last Friday on the LeMond to compare how well the Lynskey climbs and descends.

deepakvrao

Thanks guys. Didn't get a VAT refund on the Lynskey so switched and am ordering Enigma or wifey and self :-)

jamesdak 

Awesome, good luck the the Enigma. I hope it rides real good for you. I set the tire pressure on the R265 to 80/90 psi F/R and it pretty much floated over the road perfections. An improvement over yesterday's performance on the same route.

fa63

For future reference, never play with the saddle position to compensate for reach. The saddle should stay where it is (relative to the bottom bracket), then you can adjust the reach with a different stem.

jamesdak 

Isn't that what I said? Saddle is always positioned in relation to the Bb. The slacker Seattube angle on the Lynskey just positions the saddle foward more. :-)

fa63

Yours was a more cryptic answer, might make sense to someone intimately familiar with bike geometry but not so much to someone who is not. I wanted to say it explicitly, since the OP talked specifically about moving his saddle forward to compensate for a longer reach.

ptempel

You can't move the saddle if you want to maintain the same KOPS position. So the only adjustment is at the stem for a longer ETT. So you should do:

1) saddle height
2) saddle fore-aft with a plumb line below the kneecap (might need to revisit step 1)
3) stem length, height and position (will take a few rides and some time to dial in)

I like to see the front hub when in the hoods or drops and stretched out. But there's no formula for stem length (other than something based on torso length), as far as I know. I'll also echo @Maelochs link to the fit calculator. Never hurts to revisit your measurements.