Originally Posted by
ricohman
The thing that worries me is the drop on a 52. With a 33 inch inseam that seat is getting pretty high on a 52 and it will have a shorter headtube. I'm flexible but at 47 years not a spring chicken. I want to use this bike for the local tuesday night races and rebuild my Roubaix for the longer rides I like to do.
The seat tube length between the 52 & 54 is less than an inch (2cm)...give me a break on he seat tube "exposure". Same diff for the head tube, use an extra spacer if necessary. Seems like it's better to not be too stretched.