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11-18-17 | 06:11 PM

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Don Buska

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From: Milwaukee-Chicago (Last stop on the North Shore Metra Line)

Bikes: 1975 Fuji 'The Finest', 1975 Fuji Super Road Racer S10-S,1980 SR 10-Speed, 1980 Fuji Newest, 1984 Araya 14-Speed, 1985 Bridgestone 500, 1986 Fuji 'Sekkei Series', 1995 Gary Fisher Kaitai MTB

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Originally Posted by 3speed

I'm looking at a touring frame-set and they have a general recommendation of 52cm for someone 5'3"-5'7" and 54cm for 5'7"-5'10". I'm ~5'8", but have a short torso. I had a 55cm road bike(90 Miyata 916) that I ended up selling because I was too stretched out even with a very short stem. Should I go for the 52cm, or will that likely be too small? Are there downfalls of riding a smaller frame and having a fairly tall seat-post and steer-tube?

I'm 5'8" too. I have 52cm through 54cm frames. I find on my larger frames I am more comfortable with shorter stem extensions like 60-70mm. Even my 80 Fuji newest which is a 52cm C-T I have an 85mm stem extension.

Bottom line I think a 52cm would be fine with a proper stem extension length.

Don

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