Originally Posted by lhendrick

Try the Google Group for Surly LHT. Tell them where you live, ask for nearby LHT owners, we are a friendly bunch and will let you sit on our toys if you buy us coffee. I am in Queens, NY. If you live in BFE you are screwed of course.

Originally Posted by Doug64

Good information in previous posts
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As luck would have it, I'm just about your size and proportions. I'm just a hair under 6' with a 34 inseam. I have a 58 cm LHT and as many said the TT's are on the long side. I believe that for the 58 cm frame it is in the neighborhood of 586 mm. The 60 cm frame would have a 600 mm effective TT. This sounds like it might be quite a stretch for you. I know it would be for me. I have wondered if a 56 cm fame might have been a little better fit. Depending where I measure to, I only have about 70 mm of seat post showing. Another 20 mm would not make much difference there, but the 16 mm shorter TT might have helped.

I did not cut the steerer tube right away. This allowed me to dial in the bar height. I have the bar level with the saddle which tends to shorten the distance between saddle and bars. Actually I still have not cut the steerer tube, and like some of the other folks have spacers above my stem. I also built this one up from the frame.



I'm OK with the LHT. I put a 70 mm stem on it and it seems to be set up reasonably efficient and comfortable. I've got about 6,000 miles on it with no real issues. But if I could find something with a shorter top tube I'd be tempted to switch.

Originally Posted by sstorkel

Which of the three CC fits did you use? I found that the "Competitive Fit" was very aggressive, the "French Fit" put me on a huge frame that didn't feel right, and the "Eddy Fit" was just about perfect... for me.

Given your longer legs and shorter torso, I think your fit on a Disc Trucker will end up being a compromise. It wouldn't be a bad idea to find some bikes locally that have similar geometry. Perhaps another brand of touring bike or a cyclocross bike? If you can't do that, then I'd suggest ordering the frame from a shop with a very liberal return policy.

Originally Posted by seeker333

You'll need to use short stem located higher than saddle top to attain suggested reach. This works out pretty good on a SLHT/SDT - the longer HT is helpful, and no one will think it odd to see a touring bike with the handlebar 2-8cm higher than the saddle. You can either go short, low angle stem with lots of steerer tube+spacers, or a longer, steep angled stem and much shorter steerer - or any combination in between.

I have a 56 SDT with a 57cm ETT. With my 83cm PBH and other physical dimensions, the CC fit calculator (and others) suggested a 55.5 ST + 54.0 ETT. I currently use a -5d/80mm stem with bar 7cm above saddle to achieve a (recommended) 64cm reach. It's very comfortable, I could go longer.

You can make a fairly wide range of touring frame sizes fit a person with the right stem and handlebar height - not so much with road bikes constrained to typical low handlebar postion. Remember, hbar/reach recedes 1cm for every 3cm of height increase for a 71-72d HTS.

Attached below is a BikeCAD model I made to size my SDT. It's not completely accurate to the specs stated above, as I decided to start with very high bar to delay committing to a steerer length (don't want to buy a second fork). If you like, you can use BikeCAD's free java CAD software to modify my SDT design to your own custom size. You'll need to edit TT, ST & HT length, saddle height, spacers, and stem angle/length. The free version calculates the newer reach/stack for fit calculation, included in my design. The pay version of BikeCAD additionally calculates conventional reach (saddle-hbar), toe overlap, wheelbase, etc. Even designs and prints templates for frame building miters - pretty neat.

http://www.bikecad.ca/1358372925946