new bike geometry
09-16-07, 05:56 AM
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new bike geometry
i currently ride a size M Giant TCR Limited and am comfortable with its fit. i am interested in purchasing a Mercier kilo II fixed gear but am not sure which size i should get since they arent the same as giants.
https://www.cyclesmercier.com/geometry_tt.html
https://www.flickr.com/photos/soxiam/296426213/
those are links to the geometries of the two bikes. any help on which size of the kilo would be better, the 50 or 53, i would appreciate. i am 5'9'' 190, if that matters.
https://www.cyclesmercier.com/geometry_tt.html
https://www.flickr.com/photos/soxiam/296426213/
those are links to the geometries of the two bikes. any help on which size of the kilo would be better, the 50 or 53, i would appreciate. i am 5'9'' 190, if that matters.
09-16-07, 09:31 AM
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Based on those numbers, you want the 53. It will actually fit a tiny bit smaller with a slightly more forward feel due to the shorter top tube (by 5mm) and steeper seat tube and head tube angles, but most of that can be corrected with seat adjustment (5-10mm back) and MAYBE a shorter stem. If you're taking this to the velodrome (there is one in Balboa Park with public access https://www.sdvelodrome.com/ ) you will want the tighter geometry anyway. It's pretty close though.
Either way, the 50 is even smaller and the 57 will be much larger.
Either way, the 50 is even smaller and the 57 will be much larger.
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