Dark46
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That's because it's a Small and the guy taking the pic wasc over 6'4
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That's because it's a Small and the guy taking the pic wasc over 6'4
davester65
Growing Old is Compulsory...Growing Up is Optional
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- Hull, East Yorkshire
How tall are you?
Tojo
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I think they referred to it as Stealth when I bought it, also I prefer the Planet X logo on it as their previous ones were big solid lettering which I think looked a bit tacky, got it late last year on one of their one off deals, I think they were £1200 before, I got it for £900 thought that was canny specially with full Ultegra, I put the Deda stem, spacers, seat stem and seat on also obviously put my wheels on, with the Zondas on it tips the scales at just over 7kg......
Dark46
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I'm only 5ft 4 and the bike is a 52cm frame! So it's just a optical illusion
davester65
Growing Old is Compulsory...Growing Up is Optional
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Only reason i ask is i have an Oxygen and the geometry sheet on the Orro website has some errors, (nothing major) but if you're happy and comfortable on the bike then that's all that matters.
Tojo
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I think the bike industry needs to get a grip with frame sizing its gone to rat sh**t all these drop tubes and equivalent sizes I got measured up when I was 15 yrs old for a hand built frame and the only question I was asked was..... what type of cycling do you do.
There seems now that there is so many different options out there that it is misleading people to what they actually need for their chosen discipline and unless you know I think a lot of potential new cyclists get put off by flim flam when they have all the best intentions of going and buying a bike and using it....Views please and criticisms.
By the way the the frame fitted me....Perfectly.....
...Strange
There seems now that there is so many different options out there that it is misleading people to what they actually need for their chosen discipline and unless you know I think a lot of potential new cyclists get put off by flim flam when they have all the best intentions of going and buying a bike and using it....Views please and criticisms.
By the way the the frame fitted me....Perfectly.....
...Strange
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Dark46
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Here's another picture that it looks normal in.
I know the cage is upside down lol
I've had a proper bike fitting from Eastgate Cycles in Gloucester and the bike feels amazing. Yesterday I did 43 milestone first time I've done anything like that time in the saddle or distance on a road bike. I suffered no aches or pains anywhere, I was expecting possible back ache as Ive been riding a hybrid up till now.
I know the cage is upside down lol
I've had a proper bike fitting from Eastgate Cycles in Gloucester and the bike feels amazing. Yesterday I did 43 milestone first time I've done anything like that time in the saddle or distance on a road bike. I suffered no aches or pains anywhere, I was expecting possible back ache as Ive been riding a hybrid up till now.
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Justinslow
Lovely jubbly
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- Suffolk
^^^^ what he said!
Tojo
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- Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Dark46
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Yeah that perfect for me!
Tojo
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- Newcastle-upon-Tyne
I think I would have gone for a longer stem instead and keep your position over the pedals...!
Rob3rt
Man or Moose!
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- Manchester
The set back seat post (which is a pretty standard configuration) may well have been chosen order to achieve the correct position over the bottom bracket.
Tojo
Über Member
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- Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Yeh, I suppose we're all different, I'm the same height as Dark46, but when I looked at the geometry of the last bike I bought according to them I should have had a small but I went for the medium because of the reach and even then when I got it I had to put on a longer stem as I felt hunched up but that is probably just me as I've always up until then had older geometry bikes and not the sloping type top tubes, it may be interesting for me to go and get a proper fitting on one of the new adjustable gizmo's but I think if I was left to my own devices I would still go with a longer steam or just drop it down.
