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bthomas515 03-09-11 10:13 PM

Specialized Bike Fit?
 
So I found one of the acqua sapone(zebra stripes) e5 s-works frames at out lbs for a good price. The only thing is it is a 61cm(sloping) and I normally ride a 59cm(standard). I was looking at the geometry and my main worry is the top tube reach, because I have pretty long legs the seat post height or standover isn't a problem. I have never ridden a sloping geometry bike so I was just wondering if anyone knows if these fit smaller than normal or if the fit about the same on the top tube?

clink83 03-09-11 10:19 PM

Assuming the effective top tube length is 61cm, you are talking about a toptube that is less than an inch longer. That's changeable by a stem change.

climber7 03-09-11 10:42 PM

also, i'm pretty sure the number they give in the size is "effective top tube length" (as clink83 said), which means the sloping geometry doesn't affect the fit.


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