Originally Posted by
dobber
Before we declare the frame to short we should perhaps realize where he wants to position the handlebars.
Why would we consider the frame to small if he's trying to put the bars at or above the saddle. I've got a XO-3 with a Technomic stem showing 4-5".
Any bigger frame and the top tube would be to long.
i'm actually building a traditional road bike with drops, so i'm just trying to get the bars at a 4cm drop from the seat, and it's requiring 6cm of spacers to get the job done. the frame is a bit smallish in the seat tube as it's a 49 and i usually require a 51-53 ctc.
so the consensus is that the frame is small (i knew that) and that the extra length of the steerer tube over the headtube applies too much pressure on the headset bearings as the extra length of the steerer tube applies more torque than a shorter, more properly sized tube?
or, in your opinion dobber, 6 cm of spacers is not too bad after all- just might look dorky for a 'sporting" road bike.
