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Old 12-16-12 | 07:14 PM
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draguin
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n00b geometry and sizing question

I'm planning on building a new fixed gear this winter to replace my crummy Peugeot conversion when the snow melts. I found a pretty good deal on a leader 722ts, the only problem is that its a 61cm. I'm 6'4 (mostly torso) and currently have a 58cm Cannondale CAAD8 with a 110mm stem, and it fits me perfectly. When I compared the geometry charts for the Leader and my Cannondale, they seem extremely close to each other. They have the same stand-over, top tube length is pretty close to each other (about 2cm difference), and seat\head tube angles are withing .5 degrees of each other. My question is could I build up the Leader easily to fit similar to my CAAD8 by using a slightly shorter stem and maybe a no set back seatpost? or am I completely overlooking something simple (definitely a possibility)?

For reference:
CAAD8 Geo


Leader Geo



Sorry for the dumb question, I just have no real experience in comparing geometry for sizing.
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