Old 04-15-14 | 07:54 AM
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valygrl
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I bet your frame is too big. I spent years on too-big frames. (common problem for women)

However, that said, I just made a change to my cranks that changed my fit in the direction you are interested in.

I went from 170mm to 165mm cranks -and moved the saddle up 7 mm, forward 5mm (this might be a problem for you), lowered the stem 15 mm and went to a 10mm longer stem. All the other fit changes were to accommodate the new cranks length.

People don't talk much about crank length as a component of bike fit, but I found it is huge - with shorter cranks, I can use a longer/lower frame.

Also - before buying another bike, read up on Reach and Stack measuring systems, that will help you compare how different frames will actually fit - bike mfrs (including c'dale) are starting to finally publish R&S in their geometry charts.

This is an old and tri-focused article but a good place to start: Stack & Reach Primer: Chapter One - Slowtwitch.com

So if you can't sell your bike, you could see if you could hook up a shorter crank and that might help - except for the moving the saddle forward part, that could be a showstopper.
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