Originally Posted by
bikebreak
Super!
Some 6' tall pros ride a 54, but they are using long stems and tons of saddle to bar drop.
You can get that rim trued up.
The seat will get softer as you break in your legs. Really, when your legs get stronger you can push harder on the pedals, which takes weight off your backside.
that rim is long gone....
Last spring, I bought a used 1999 Lemond ($230 at a flea market) that had a carbon fork, nicer Mavic wheels, better stem and Ultegra components. I put all those items on my aluminum C'dale and have been riding it like that since. I also bought an ISM Century seat back then too, so seat problem was solved too. I painted the fork and bottle cage to match as close as possible to the silver-blue Mavic rims.
Just took this pic, seat and aero bars are on the new carbon C'Dale in post above.