After taking a break in 2012 and selling my S22 I'm now considering getting a nice bike for 2015. I like the look, price, and specs of the new B-series. But after reading the old article http://www.slowtwitch.com/..._B12_2013__3186.html which indicates that the lowest you can get the armrests above the stack/reach-point is 9cm I'm getting a bit concerned if the B-series would ever work for me?
For reference (let's ignore the seat is too high-comments, we did those in 2011) here's me on a size 54 S22 (513/414 stack/reach) with approx 10cm from head-tube to arm rests.
Felt suggests size 56 or 58 for me (181cm), but that's a stack of 554 (at size 56), and arm rests at 634 compared to my old S22 at 613. I could go to 54, but I would still be higher, and you always want to go lower I guess (or at least have the possibility).
If I would have to change the entire aerobar that seriously hurts the price performance of these bikes... Am I missing something?
Edit: based on this: http://forum.slowtwitch.com/...post=5265726#5265726 I believe Dan didn't know about the configuration options of the aerobar and that the b-series is just fine for me.
For reference (let's ignore the seat is too high-comments, we did those in 2011) here's me on a size 54 S22 (513/414 stack/reach) with approx 10cm from head-tube to arm rests.
Felt suggests size 56 or 58 for me (181cm), but that's a stack of 554 (at size 56), and arm rests at 634 compared to my old S22 at 613. I could go to 54, but I would still be higher, and you always want to go lower I guess (or at least have the possibility).
If I would have to change the entire aerobar that seriously hurts the price performance of these bikes... Am I missing something?
Edit: based on this: http://forum.slowtwitch.com/...post=5265726#5265726 I believe Dan didn't know about the configuration options of the aerobar and that the b-series is just fine for me.
doesn't help...