"I read somewhere that the reach should be higher with my height."
reach? or stack? reach can't be higher. it can be longer or less long. stack can be higher. or less high.
and let's just make sure that when you say stack and reach that you're simply talking about where the head tube top terminates above and in front of the bottom bracket. if you mean pads, or anything else, you have to modify it. if you're talking about your POSITION on the bike, maybe where your hoods are on a road bike or your pads on a tri bike, you have to express this in your statement.
if you said pad rise and run i'd know what you're talking about. or pad x and y. or even pad stack and reach. but with no modifier, just stack and reach, if you said that, you're ONLY talking about a frame measure.
"which is more important? Stack or Reach?"
reach. you fit to reach, mostly, because there is so much adjustment to height. it's easier to adjust height than length.
but it's not even just frame reach, it's also that bike's length as expressed in other measures, such as wheelbase and front/center.
Dan Empfield
aka Slowman
reach? or stack? reach can't be higher. it can be longer or less long. stack can be higher. or less high.
and let's just make sure that when you say stack and reach that you're simply talking about where the head tube top terminates above and in front of the bottom bracket. if you mean pads, or anything else, you have to modify it. if you're talking about your POSITION on the bike, maybe where your hoods are on a road bike or your pads on a tri bike, you have to express this in your statement.
if you said pad rise and run i'd know what you're talking about. or pad x and y. or even pad stack and reach. but with no modifier, just stack and reach, if you said that, you're ONLY talking about a frame measure.
"which is more important? Stack or Reach?"
reach. you fit to reach, mostly, because there is so much adjustment to height. it's easier to adjust height than length.
but it's not even just frame reach, it's also that bike's length as expressed in other measures, such as wheelbase and front/center.
Dan Empfield
aka Slowman