Originally Posted by
WheresWaldo
Tried to ride a 54cm. It felt like I was riding a clown bike, just too cramped and the saddle to bar drop was way too much, I am not as flexible as I once was. But at 6' with the same inseam as I have, your torso would be 2" (5.08cm) longer than mine. The reach of the CAAD10 in 54cm is 38.3cm and a 56cm is 39.4cm is and then add about .5cm that your sitting further back on a 56cm, wouldn't that be a more comfortable fit. I know there is also a 1.4cm difference in stack, but that is nothing removing a spacer or two wouldn't fix.
Sorry Leinster, this really wasn't directed at your response, more of a general question for those 6 footers. I do understand why you would ride a 54cm, I am usually between 55cm and 56cm depending on geometry, but in the CAAD10/SuperSix EVO, the 54cm is just a tad bit too small.
I should say my inseam is more of a 31", I just buy 32" pants.
I do get a bit of elbow/knee overlap when I'm in the rivet in the drops, so I do sometimes consider getting a longer stem, but generally if I'm hammering on the flat I'm in the Invisible-Aerobar position, so no elbow problems there. I'm very happy with where my butt is over the pedals.
My other reason for getting the 54 (as well as the thigh rub) was with a view to throwing on some aerobars and doing the occasional tri, so I wanted the lowest head tube I could get away with. My stem is still at the top of the stack, but I'm able to get plenty aero as is, and the plan is to drop it down for whatever tri I happen to enter next. I will, obviously, test ride that position beforehand.