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12-29-11 | 08:48 PM

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big john

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From: In the foothills of Los Angeles County

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Originally Posted by The_DK

Thanks I'll probably go new. I'd buy the CAAD 10 63 in a heart beat now if I knew it fit, though I cant find a CAAD dealer with good reviews around here...

36.5" inseam measured from floor to book spine.

I'm about 35" and the 63cm CAAD5 I had was a little on the big side. I'm not super flexible so with some frames by the time I get the saddle high enough the bars are too low. I like to use an uncut steerer, (most of them are 300mm but some are longer) and I don't want a silly amount of spacers, so I look for a head tube of 220 or 230mm.
I'm not as tall as you and the top tube of the CAAD was 60cm, so I used a 90mm stem, angled up. Same set-up on my Gunnar.

Last edited by big john; 12-29-11 at 09:04 PM.

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