Exactly why I decided on it. The only complaint I have ever heard about the CAAD10 is that it's too aggressive, haha, which isn't much of a complaint. I also wanted a frame I could count on for a buncha years.

The plan as of now is CAAD10 + used SRAM Red + thomson all around + A23's to novatecs.

edit: pretty awesome that big sizes of bikes are cheaper.

Today I saw this mother ****ing beik and I feel like I can't quite justify that money right now on another bike unless I sell a bunch of stuff. I live pretty damn close too
http://losangeles.craigslist.org/wst...405025613.html

You need to make an exception. Now.

Yeah if you don't sell something and buy that right now I'm going to call you the r-word.

Do. It.

Will it fit? For some reason that looks small for a 62.

You deserve that bike.

+1.

I'm surprised the decals don't say "Hairnet."

TT looks kinda short to me. 160mm stem may be in order :)

ok, well, email sent.

better have, haha.

well, I can keep it for a while, ride it around, feel like it is too much bike, and flip it on eBay. For sure I will give it a full overhaul

Good luck! So much DA!

If it's like other GTs, it's not tapered but ovalized (squished) towards the back and pierced by the seattube.

Today I had a good day dirt jumping.

Karaoke with friends, good scotch, gin martinis, tons of wine, new dice for D&D, imported cigarettes...


Man it's been a great day.

Dodici is recommending I get a 55. I'm 6' with a 33.5" inseam barefoot (why do we measure things barefoot when nobody does anything barefoot!) . Guy said he's the same measurements as me and the 57 is too big.
geo http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6142/...921b48f5_z.jpg

I'm 6' with a 33.5" inseam. My 55 kilo has a 56cm top tube and it fits great. If you arent using tarck derps you won't need a crazy spacer stack.

That being said, I'm getting a 58 caad10 when the time comes, that has a 57.5 tt.

Fit calc results?

That doesn't seem right. I'm 5'11" with a 32.75" inseam and I'm on a custom 56cm - which has the same length top tube as the 55, it's just 1cm taller. What length top tubes do your current bikes have?

Your inseam is measured while barefoot because shoes vary in thickness and will obviously throw off the results.

my focus is a 58 with a 570mm TT and a 110mm stem, but it's much more aggressively setup than anything I normally ride.

my polo bike is 58cm with a 57cm top tube and 100mm stem
my all city is a 55 with a 565 top tube and 100mm stem, but I have hoods on it now so I stretch slightly more than my previous setup, which was risers, and probably too cramped
both my 722s were 58 /57 TT with a 100mm stem

570-575mm top tube seems like a sweet spot for me. the thing is though, he didn't worry about my reach, he worried about the '55' part of it, which makes no sense at 6' to me, normally due to my long legs I have my seatpost higher than others my height. I hope he isn't concerned with standover

Obviously it wouldn't be bad, my all city is a tad smaller than I'd normally prefer but I prefer to make a bike grow instead of make one shrink

FWIW, I'm 6'1" with a 34" inseam and fit most comfortably on a 57cm frame (TT/ST). For that inseam length though it required a lot of seat post. I would agree that 55 sounds really small for someone your size.

I'm the other way around. Because I have arms like an ape and don't like a lot of saddle-to-bar drop, I actually prefer a frame that's a little too big. If I were to put hoods on either of my bikes though, I'd most likely be a little too stretched out with my current stems.

I've found that a 55-56cm top tube and 100-110mm stem is ideal and the extra cm of seat tube on my Gara extended the head tube just enough to get my s-t-b drop right where it should be.

If you were comfortable on your 58cm 722 with a 100mm stem, you'll need a 130mm stem and a lot of seatpost to ride a 55cm Gara and the bar drop will be huge. FWIW, my 58cm 722 is set up with risers and a 90mm stem (which is the only setup I've ever wanted to use on that bike). If I ever put drops on that bike, it would probably suck to ride.

Just a thought hamfoh -

Couldn't you take one of your current bikes that fits you well and do:
[current ST] + [current seatpost] - [dodici seat tube] = [length seatpost needed on dodici]

If you're gonna need some 300mm seatpost then look at the next size up.

I'd assume if you had a very different seat tube angle between the two bikes that might make your results moot.

had 3 pints of this last nite:


https://beercitizen.s3.amazonaws.com...df6f854f/f.jpg


it made the first half of my 3hrs ride this morning a little rough, but i warmed up and got 'er done.


was feeling great by the end.

Finishing last night up with White Castle seemed like a good idea at the time.