I see that Trek sells the "seat cap" in 135mm and 175mm lengths... although they must be made of gold as they're $120. The bike appears to be fitted with a 135 mm.
My loverly Ultegra carbon pedals arrived yesterday. Using the quick "
adjust your seat so your leg is straight when your pedal is down and your heal is on it" approach, when the seat height is maxed-out, that's the perfect height. Traditionally, that's how I've always set my seat height... or perhaps made it a little lower than that.
Is there any reason to think I'd need the seat higher than that? I went through
CompetitiveCyclist.com's bike fit calculations and it suggests I should have a 58 cm (or thereabout).
The shop where I bought the bike will only do very basic measurements for fitment if I take the bike back. Anything beyond a basic measurement is $150+. At the moment, I don't see any reason why this 56 cm frame won't fit me, so I'm thinking I'm not going to go through the hassle of taking the bike back.