Originally Posted by
Andy_K
Or because the next size up would have had too much reach.... You have a very "41" understanding of bike fit.
Plus the shifters, brakes and rear derailleur are Ultegra and I ordered the frame from Competitive Cyclist, not QBP.
So find a bike with a slacker head tube angle i.e. Italian geo.
QBP is the importer of mass produced Ridley's..
Remember you pointed out the long stem on my Colnago? That stem is there because Italians use a much slacker HT angle. That slacker HT angle will let you use a normal stem at a normal angle because your TT will be shorter and a slack HT means more rise out of standard stems.
I like forums I tend to like the cycling community on forums but I wish people would stop posting "what such and such should I buy" it ends up putting people on bikes that aren't right because we all say well I love my trekgiantfelt so you should too with no thought given to anything other than it's mine.
Ultegra doesn't change it's nonwuderbike status. When the downtube says Parlee et. al. I'll call it a wunderbike