Hi all,
Have been considering a new endurance or light gravel bike for a while. I took my old Fuji World 2004 bike to my physio who did a bike fit for me so I could use his info to inform my future purchase. I have osteoarthritis in my hips and also a little in my thumbs, though neither are a big issue at the moment but are driving me to be more cautious in choosing the right geometry. My physio gasped when he saw me on the bike and straight away said I would need a setup that was about 50mm or 2 inches shorter!!!

I am about 5'8" and the Fuji is a size 54 (seat tube, or 56 top tube). I was a little gobsmacked at first as I'd looked at the geometry of a number of bikes and thought, whilst the next size down on any bike might be better for me, it's not going to reduce the reach by 50mm (OK could use a shorter stem, but still)! Later I had a go at measuring the reach on my Fuji bike. I worked it out at about 420mm. Not 100% accurate, but only 5mm out at most. That got me thinking, has bike geometry changed in recent years where reach has gotten shorter? The current Fuji Touring bike in that size only has a reach of 374mm. It seems racing bikes in that size only have a reach of about 390mm!