Originally Posted by
garysol1
So what your saying is that you made the wrong size frame work for you. Having a seat post almost all the way out and having to use a 120 would be a clue to me (I have been a fitter for 5 or 6 years now) that maybe your on the wrong size bike. I guarantee to you that I can duplicate your position that you like so much now on a 58 without having the post and stem almost maxed out.
gotta shake my head...
"wrong frame size"...
"seat post all the way out"
"having to use a 120 would be a clue for me"
"I guarantee you"
"post and stem maxed"
maybe a 'pro fitter' might refrain from statements with knowing almost nothing about a rider other than height and inseam.
Yes a 58 is certainly a very reasonable choice for the 6'1" 34 inseam guy, but maybe not the only one. And Prolly a good START point. But maybe he likes the smaller size and handling of THAT bike...?
a 120 stem is hardly an indication of a 'mine field ahead' fitting...
nor it is a 'max', for many it is the absolute norm/average/median/just right
'guaranteeing' a fit because you can move things around is not a guarantee that he'll like the ride.
in fact guarantees should be limited to parts durability, at best
reasonable suggestions couched in 'absolutes' often come across as dogma