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Old 10-23-14 | 07:39 PM
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Bikes: 61 Bianchi Specialissima 71 Peugeot G50 7? P'geot PX10 74 Raleigh GranSport 75 P'geot UO8 78? Raleigh Team Pro 82 P'geot PSV 86 P'geot PX 91 Bridgestone MB0 92 B'stone XO1 97 Rans VRex 92 Cannondale R1000 94 B'stone MB5 97 Vitus 997

I look at:
- Line from eyes to front hub, if it passes well forward of the bar tops, stem (or top tube) is too short.
- Imagine rider is in the drops, forearms horizontal, body in a low aero position, really hammering, if elbows are well behind the knees (just overlapping is normal), then stem (or top tube) is too short.


By my rules of thumb, that stem + top tube is just barely long enough for you.
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