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Old 08-29-14, 12:02 PM
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Originally Posted by chasm54
"Geometry" hasn't changed all that much, as I understand it. Head and seat-tube angles aren't much different. If what you want is less saddle-bar drop, that isn't so much a question of geometry as of frame size. A bigger frame will tend to put you in a slightly more upright position because your saddle height has to remain the same (determined by leg length) but the head tube will be taller. So if I were you the first thing I'd be looking at is whether your current bike is, in fact, smaller than you'd like. Ride a 58cm frame and see how that feels.
Thanks, really helpful. At first I was thinking maybe I might need a 54 (mainly basing it on the competitive cyclist calculator), but was also thinking the same thing about 58.
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