Hi everyone
I originally posted this in the main forum - got a lot of views and no responses. Now as a newbie i noticed this section and noted its only for people in the biz and not necessarily 'customers' so i apologize if i am being naughty here and posting...i will understand if this needs to be deleted.
I recently sold my 56CM Fuji D6... it was too small. I loved the bike but when i realised i was faster on my road bike on a time trial i knew something was off. Also it just didnt feel right. The seat was as high as it could go and there were plenty of spacers on the the head tube to raise the cockpit... beginners mistake by having a shop (that has since closed) rail road you into buying the size they had in stock already...
Before selling i went and had a GeoFit to at least see if it could be improved. The fit changed it a lot but I was still faster on my larger road bike. I have since sold it... Now looking to buy another bike but unsure of what to go for. Fit will be key but the shops i want to buy from dont have my sizes in stock so I will be buying blind. It also seems the the shops dont want to advise on what size exactly until i commit to buying... "we'll check with our rep based upon these fit numbers we have for you"
So I am 6ft 3. The bike in the photos below is a FUJI D6 56CM with 175MM cranks and 100MM stem. As you can see i am truely maxed out here. The frame stack and reach is 525 and 425. The reach to center pad post fit is 550. No idea what the stack is. Based upon this info anyone care to make a suggestion on what number i should really be looking at? Its also worth noting even on this post fit in the aero position my neck was really struggling to allow me to look straight ahead and on longer rides it wuld get fairly stiff.
Bikes i am interested in are Blue Triad SL, Shiv, P5, SC but before deciding on that I want to figure out my size requirements.
All thoughts and comments greatly appreciated.
thanks
- Post Fit Photo
- Post Fit Photo
- Fit Data
I originally posted this in the main forum - got a lot of views and no responses. Now as a newbie i noticed this section and noted its only for people in the biz and not necessarily 'customers' so i apologize if i am being naughty here and posting...i will understand if this needs to be deleted.
I recently sold my 56CM Fuji D6... it was too small. I loved the bike but when i realised i was faster on my road bike on a time trial i knew something was off. Also it just didnt feel right. The seat was as high as it could go and there were plenty of spacers on the the head tube to raise the cockpit... beginners mistake by having a shop (that has since closed) rail road you into buying the size they had in stock already...
Before selling i went and had a GeoFit to at least see if it could be improved. The fit changed it a lot but I was still faster on my larger road bike. I have since sold it... Now looking to buy another bike but unsure of what to go for. Fit will be key but the shops i want to buy from dont have my sizes in stock so I will be buying blind. It also seems the the shops dont want to advise on what size exactly until i commit to buying... "we'll check with our rep based upon these fit numbers we have for you"
So I am 6ft 3. The bike in the photos below is a FUJI D6 56CM with 175MM cranks and 100MM stem. As you can see i am truely maxed out here. The frame stack and reach is 525 and 425. The reach to center pad post fit is 550. No idea what the stack is. Based upon this info anyone care to make a suggestion on what number i should really be looking at? Its also worth noting even on this post fit in the aero position my neck was really struggling to allow me to look straight ahead and on longer rides it wuld get fairly stiff.
Bikes i am interested in are Blue Triad SL, Shiv, P5, SC but before deciding on that I want to figure out my size requirements.
All thoughts and comments greatly appreciated.
thanks
- Post Fit Photo
- Post Fit Photo
- Fit Data