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Old 10-23-15 | 05:24 AM
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Originally Posted by titani
When you say "he sizes up to hit the arc." Do you mean a larger-sized bike? Thanks.
Yes, or go with Endurance Geometry, as Campag says. What should matter to you is the stack to reach ratio, and you want effectively a high height & short length bike. You don't want to use an abnormal stem to get to your target point, because it impacts steering geometry. Short stem makes faster steering response, which many new riders find irritatingly twitchy.

The problem with all of this is we are speaking in generalities, and it depends on how far out of anthropomorphic norm you are. If you are just slightly biased to leg length, a subtle change may get you there. I am fairly well outside the norm, in the opposite direction, so I am talking about what may be a more extreme case.
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