Originally Posted by Darion;[url=tel:23724758
23724758]Took a ride to a dealer an hour away, think the 58 is the better fit for me. The bar being that .75 inch higher was better on my neck. Didn't really notice the bit of extra reach tbh. Thanks for the info and opinions all.
Not surprised that you didn't notice the reach much.
Gen 4 Domane' frames have really short effective top tube lengths and reach numbers when compared to a lot of competitors and older Domanes as well.
Glad you like the 58.
I am a little surprised that you are able to size up though.
Gen 3 and Gen 4 Domanes tend to be taller than the size chart would have most believe.
I am 5'10" with a 33" inseam.
Trek's size chart puts me squarely onto a 56cm Domane SL, but when I tried one out, I had to nearly bottom out the seat post in the frame.
I purchased a 54, removed 10mm of stem spacer to keep the bars from being higher than the saddle, swapped the bar down to a 40cm, and swapped the stem up to a 120mm (still -6 degree). It's a pretty normal looking road bike now, and I have replicated the fit from my Made-to-measure 55.5cm Waterford.
Glad you were able to find your own preferred position on one. It's a perfect example of why you really have to get yourself onto one in person when shopping for a mass production model bike.