Originally Posted by
wsteve464
I'm 6'4" and plus 230#. My concerns would be the top tube only because of ease of denting? and the head tube/steerer length. Unless he wants to have a large seat top to handle bar height distance he will probably need a fork with a 350mm stem and longer head tube to limit the steerer spacers. At 6'4" my handle bars are 3-4 inches below the top of my seat with an uncut 300mm steerer tube. There are carbon forks with a 350mm steerer out there.
You can buy 44mm head tube material in 2 foot lengths from Nove, Bike Fab etc.
Thanks for the reply. Good thought about the TT. I think I'll change it up. This bike isn't going to be a Sunday special, so he's looking for a fairly aggressive design. I was going to use an Enve fork since they have steerer tubes of 350mm so I'm good there. Regarding the HT, I really like the look of the Paragon. They are nice and clean.