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Originally Posted by jadocs (Post 21689034)

which models are you looking at?

Good point - R300 and T5.

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Originally Posted by gios (Post 21689039)

Good point - R300 and T5.

Just from a cursory look, it appears the T5 is going to give you way more tire size options.

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Originally Posted by 79pmooney (Post 21674225)

All that really matters is the horizontal and vertical distances from your bottom bracket to the handlebars. (Measure center to center.) Measure that on your old bike, then figure out what stem will give you that handlebar location. (Assuming you set the seat also to the same location relative to the bottom bracket.)

Top tube length matters, but so does where the measuring starts. The seat tube/effective top tube intersection. This varies with seat tube angle. (1 degree roughly = 1 cm for a medium frame.) The measurements I suggested above don't lie and aren't subject to interpretation.

Ben

Those distances do matter, but they only affect the relationship between feet and hands. The setback also matters quite a lot, since it relates the saddle and sitbone locations to the head tube and hand locations. The saddle height relates saddle setback to seat tube angle and BB location. On your chart (from Lynskey?) setback can be calculated as the difference between the effective TT length and the horizontal distance from the plumb line to the BB axis to the top of the headtube axis. There is a small error.

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Originally Posted by gios (Post 21689024)

Lynskey is 6 weeks out. Litespeed 4-6 weeks.

Now I'm on the fence. With the latest weekend LASTCHANCE20 Lynskey coupon code, doing an experimental add to cart - savings is $690.00. With no upgrades excepting for Ultegra - 20 percent off = $2,760.00 ( free shipping ). Normal price is $3,450.00.

coupon code includes: Industrial Mill Finish ($130 MSRP) + Titanium Head Badge ($100 MSRP) with your purchase along with a Special 20% Off coupon.

Four weeks and it'll be well into a different season and I don't know how many riding days I'll get in before cycling hibernation.

Decisions decisions.

R300 ordered - the wait begins.