Originally Posted by
lotekmod
I think my perfect frame size is something around 55x55 or even 55x54 or 55x53 if I could ever find one. It is surprising how big a couple of centimeters difference can seem on a bike.
Same here. 55cm is about perfect but I can ride 54cm to 57cm as long as the top tube is 56cm or less.
I built this frame back in the mid 70s but didn't finish it until 1992. It's 55cm x 53cm with a 75° seat tube.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/282672...7625001925668/
I have a very long torso with a short bull neck and short thighs. I wear glasses and like to look through them instead of over the top. A short stem and top tube with a steeper seat tube angle gives me a more upright riding position which makes it easy on my neck too. 80mm is the longest stem I feel comfortable riding.
Some of my bikes with short stems:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/282672...7626832237811/
Several of my 57cm bikes are really nice riders but I have 70cm stems on them because of the long top tubes.
I was 30 years old when I started to do a little racing. I read the Italian C.O.N.I Cycling bible cover to cover before I realized that it was written for aspiring adolescent Olympic hopefuls and that I was way to old to contort my body into those ballerina positions they recommended.
I ride what's most comfortable for me!
verktyg
Chas.