My fit issue.
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My fit issue.
I wanted to move this into it's own thread so I can get some help. Sorry if this annoys the moderators, but I just want to get this figured out.
My girl friend measured me, and I used the fit calculator and here is the results. I have the SST AL 54CM with a 80mm with 25° stem. I am having issues with me knee too far forward and slightly too much reach.
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Seat tube range c-c 53.0 - 53.5 54.2 - 54.7 55.9 - 56.4
Seat tube range c-t 54.7 - 55.2 55.9 - 56.4 57.6 - 58.1
Top tube length 52.8 - 53.2 52.8 - 53.2 54.0 - 54.4
Stem Length 10.8 - 11.4 9.7 - 10.3 9.9 - 10.5
BB-Saddle Position 70.1 - 72.1 69.3 - 71.3 67.6 - 69.6
Saddle-Handlebar 51.5 - 52.1 52.3 - 52.9 54.0 - 54.6
Saddle Setback 5.7 - 6.1 6.9 - 7.3 6.4 - 6.8[/TD]
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My girl friend measured me, and I used the fit calculator and here is the results. I have the SST AL 54CM with a 80mm with 25° stem. I am having issues with me knee too far forward and slightly too much reach.
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Seat tube range c-c 53.0 - 53.5 54.2 - 54.7 55.9 - 56.4
Seat tube range c-t 54.7 - 55.2 55.9 - 56.4 57.6 - 58.1
Top tube length 52.8 - 53.2 52.8 - 53.2 54.0 - 54.4
Stem Length 10.8 - 11.4 9.7 - 10.3 9.9 - 10.5
BB-Saddle Position 70.1 - 72.1 69.3 - 71.3 67.6 - 69.6
Saddle-Handlebar 51.5 - 52.1 52.3 - 52.9 54.0 - 54.6
Saddle Setback 5.7 - 6.1 6.9 - 7.3 6.4 - 6.8[/TD]
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Knee too far forward? What shoes/pedals/clips/straps are you using? Kinda surprising with a relatively moderate 73 degree STA and setback post.
Got pics of bike?
As for reach, try rotating bars back a little bit, that'll bring the hoods closer to you. Might need a shorter stem.
Got pics of bike?
As for reach, try rotating bars back a little bit, that'll bring the hoods closer to you. Might need a shorter stem.
Last edited by LesterOfPuppets; 09-15-12 at 09:15 PM.
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Knee too far forward? What shoes/pedals/clips/straps are you using? Kinda surprising with a relatively moderate 73 degree STA and setback post.
Got pics of bike?
As for reach, try rotating bars back a little bit, that'll bring the hoods closer to you. Might need a shorter stem.
Got pics of bike?
As for reach, try rotating bars back a little bit, that'll bring the hoods closer to you. Might need a shorter stem.
When I adjust my fore/aft on my seat to accommodate, I slide forward off my seat to adjust for reach. I could go back to using a 70mm 25° rise stem but then I fill unstable going down hills (too far forward?). I am not using the stock bars, so it isn't as easy as pull thing upwards. But I will see if I can tweak with my bars more.
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Would getting a new fork with a longer steerer work? It would raise my bars and bring them closer too me. The steerer that comes with the SST al is short (6.5 cm)
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Oh yeah, your bike ain't fit. Get a new whip, son.
Oh yeah, your bike ain't fit. Get a new whip, son.







