How can I find the "right" road bike using my recent tri bike fit metrics? Is it possible to use one set of measurements to find a road frame that will fit me for an aggressive road riding position and be convertible to a solid aero fit?
(Fully expecting to get roasted for not searching enough...I did find Dan's road bike fit article from a bunch of years ago, but that's all I can really find for how fit a road bike).
Here's the reasons for asking. I have a 2013 Argon 18 E116 that I'm considering selling for an aero road frame. I am not really doing much racing, and I bought the Argon for 70.3...I just got a good fit on the Argon but I think I'd get "more" out of a road bike I could use clip-ons with, and it's more likely I'll be able to do local Olympic distance courses a few times a year at most. Obviously the Venge comes to mind and it's pretty low stack in my size. I do most of my training indoors and if I'm outdoors I'm likely to be on a fair amount of hills and/or roads with stoplights. I do like riding in aero though, it just feels good to crank out sessions in that mode.
I'm 5'6" and yeah I need to slim down some which will help the fit. Stack and reach pre-Feb 2017 fit session were 591/412 to back of pads. New fit: 532/422 to back of pads. I barely can make this fit on my XS Argon frame (frame stack/reach are something like 490/397) , using a -44 stem setup. ST stack/reach database shows the Venge in size 52 is something like 528/385, so this seems to imply it's going to be tough with a -17 stem to get low enough. Scott foil in size 52 is almost exactly the same as the Venge.
I have no idea how to figure out the stem length I'd need to get the right reach for road riding, given my new stack/reach of 532/422. Really note sure how to use these numbers to find a road frame. In fact I'm generally confused about what TRI frame I would need to get to achieve a solid fit with these numbers too - without using a wacky stem setup like I've got, which makes it difficult to run a BTA bottle for example.
Any help would be appreciated.
(Fully expecting to get roasted for not searching enough...I did find Dan's road bike fit article from a bunch of years ago, but that's all I can really find for how fit a road bike).
Here's the reasons for asking. I have a 2013 Argon 18 E116 that I'm considering selling for an aero road frame. I am not really doing much racing, and I bought the Argon for 70.3...I just got a good fit on the Argon but I think I'd get "more" out of a road bike I could use clip-ons with, and it's more likely I'll be able to do local Olympic distance courses a few times a year at most. Obviously the Venge comes to mind and it's pretty low stack in my size. I do most of my training indoors and if I'm outdoors I'm likely to be on a fair amount of hills and/or roads with stoplights. I do like riding in aero though, it just feels good to crank out sessions in that mode.
I'm 5'6" and yeah I need to slim down some which will help the fit. Stack and reach pre-Feb 2017 fit session were 591/412 to back of pads. New fit: 532/422 to back of pads. I barely can make this fit on my XS Argon frame (frame stack/reach are something like 490/397) , using a -44 stem setup. ST stack/reach database shows the Venge in size 52 is something like 528/385, so this seems to imply it's going to be tough with a -17 stem to get low enough. Scott foil in size 52 is almost exactly the same as the Venge.
I have no idea how to figure out the stem length I'd need to get the right reach for road riding, given my new stack/reach of 532/422. Really note sure how to use these numbers to find a road frame. In fact I'm generally confused about what TRI frame I would need to get to achieve a solid fit with these numbers too - without using a wacky stem setup like I've got, which makes it difficult to run a BTA bottle for example.
Any help would be appreciated.
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jeremyebrock: Apr 23, 17 11:38