Originally Posted by
noire
Wowe wowe wowe Kite991. A couple things you need to be keeping in mind. Firstly, you should probably decide on whether you're guying to trust the new fit calculator measurements or trust how you fit on your size 47 kilo tt. Your Kilo TT size 47 has a top tube of 513. On the other hand, your fit calculator puts you in the range of 540-550ish or 560 on the longer side. 513 vs. even 540 seems to me to be a huuuuge difference, don't you think? You may have just got the wrong size Kilo TT (but only you know that in the end). If it does fit you perfectly, and you're going by your kilo tt sizing, you should be on a 46 Leader 725. If you're going by your new fit calculator measurements you should be on either a 51 or maybe a 53. Secondly, BD saying that 47 is equivalent to a 50cm bike means pretty much nothing especially when it comes to leaders. As I said yesterday, the leader 721/725/735 have quite long top tubes for their labelled size. A 'normal' (if there is even such a thing) size 51 frame would have a shorter top tube than Leader 721/725/735 size 51. Don't make your decision governed by the size labels of the bike; look at the actual geometry of the frame.
Sorry about that, I know that I've been asking a lot of questions about which size, and going from a kilo to a leader. But in the end I might go with what the fit calculator gave me, after riding today and trying to get comfortable i found that even with my 110mm stem, I feel that a more comfortable position for me is a few centimeters forward more and relaxes my back rather than having it bent and uncomfortable. I probably did end up with an improper size on the kilo. But as of now I'm trying to bid on a 735, but if the price goes any higher I may back out and just get a 725. Although I'd be getting the 735 for under 300 (pre-tax) with free shipping....