Originally Posted by
Scottybigs
Ya, the 600EX arms stick out just a wee bit more. Mind you, you could run a 110mm BB instead? Also comparing our photos, it appears that the Wabi chainstays taper inwards more.
The Wabi drive side chainstay is also dimpled for better chainring clearance, so at least you know that wouldn't be an issue.
The bottom bracket for those cranks is 109.5 mm.
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Now I'm torn between the sizes - 55 vs 52. I've always felt like my bikes were too long and never had a stem longer than 90 mm on any bike.
The Bianchi Pista size 55 geo is almost identical to the Wabi Lightning SE size 55 with the exception of angles. The Pista has steeper angles. The Wabi is a bit more relaxed.
I'm running a 90 mm stem on the Pista and a straight seatpost and am starting to think that a size 52 Wabi would allow me to run a longer stem and setback post. The size 52 Wabi top tube is only 1 cm shorter than the size 55 Pista but the seat tube is 2.5 cm shorter after accounting for bottom bracket drop.
Any thoughts at all would be appreciated.
-Tim-