Hi- looking to upgrade. I’m a 5’10” 143# woman. Bike fitter suggested the medium long time machine, 56cm Ia, and I am somewhere between a medium and large speedconcept. I like the BMC but seems to be a little more money for what you get. Felt looks awesome, price is better but concerned about getting blown around. Trek gives me pause because I am in the grey between sizes. Any thought?
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Re: Felt Ia or BMC Timemachine tm01 or Trek Speedconcept [MarinNeve]
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MarinNeve wrote:
Hi- looking to upgrade. I’m a 5’10” 143# woman. Bike fitter suggested the medium long time machine, 56cm Ia, and I am somewhere between a medium and large speedconcept. I like the BMC but seems to be a little more money for what you get. Felt looks awesome, price is better but concerned about getting blown around. Trek gives me pause because I am in the grey between sizes. Any thought?What fit coordinates did your fitter give you?
Trent Nix
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Re: Felt Ia or BMC Timemachine tm01 or Trek Speedconcept [MarinNeve]
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Ditto trentnix... I am a 5-10 185 lb. male, and I ride a 54 Felt IA. And, I definitely would not want anything larger.
Re: Felt Ia or BMC Timemachine tm01 or Trek Speedconcept [MarinNeve]
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Ditto Trent again, I had. 54 IAXX and was too big at 5 foot 8.
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Re: Felt Ia or BMC Timemachine tm01 or Trek Speedconcept [trentnix]
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hmm, interesting. I am on an Argon18 e117 medium. I need the seat back to keep my knees from hurting, this then makes the reach too long. Where I am comfortable on the bike, is when mid-forearm is resting on the pad. I can't shift like this and end up crawling myself forward to shift. I get pretty sore on my forearms from doing this but it is better then the back pain. The fitter used a fit bike to find my numbers, felt so much better than Argon, pads in right spot and shortened the crank. I attached what I was given, so appreciate the feedback.
Re: Felt Ia or BMC Timemachine tm01 or Trek Speedconcept [MarinNeve]
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Nothing amiss in that report - armpad stack/reach definitely justify the sizes you were recommended. Armpad drop and saddle position are also a good sign.
Any pictures of the fit? That would help the most.
Trent Nix
Owned and operated Tri Shop
F.I.S.T. Advanced Certified Fitter | Retul Master Certified Fitter (back when those were things)
Any pictures of the fit? That would help the most.
Trent Nix
Owned and operated Tri Shop
F.I.S.T. Advanced Certified Fitter | Retul Master Certified Fitter (back when those were things)
Re: Felt Ia or BMC Timemachine tm01 or Trek Speedconcept [MarinNeve]
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IF it's a good position, you're not in-between sizes on the Trek, you're a medium with a Med-Far stem. Pics or video of the position?
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Re: Felt Ia or BMC Timemachine tm01 or Trek Speedconcept [MarinNeve]
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You are getting fit help/verification here from some heavyweights. IMO the SC is the best for the $ if it fits like Jim says it does. Get that.
Re: Felt Ia or BMC Timemachine tm01 or Trek Speedconcept [MarinNeve]
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MarinNeve wrote:
Felt looks awesome, price is better but concerned about getting blown around.
Re: Felt Ia or BMC Timemachine tm01 or Trek Speedconcept [MarinNeve]
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All good bikes, had the felt and have a trek now. Trek will give you slightly better integration. BMC has a very nice front end. I looked at all those bikes as well entering 2019, I chose Trek. I am male and 5’11 and am on a med trek, if my legs where a little longer I would just fit on a large trek. Having ridden a Felt IA FRD for a year you won’t get blown around anymore then on a trek I promise. Trek is going to be your best value buy out of these bikes.
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Re: Felt Ia or BMC Timemachine tm01 or Trek Speedconcept [trentnix]
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trentnix wrote:
MarinNeve wrote:
Hi- looking to upgrade. I’m a 5’10” 143# woman. Bike fitter suggested the medium long time machine, 56cm Ia, and I am somewhere between a medium and large speedconcept. I like the BMC but seems to be a little more money for what you get. Felt looks awesome, price is better but concerned about getting blown around. Trek gives me pause because I am in the grey between sizes. Any thought?What fit coordinates did your fitter give you?
we shouldn't be so quick to dismiss bikes as too large without seeing pics or hearing the fitter's philosophy first. A 5'10" person with a proper TT fit as fit by me would most definitely be on a medium-long BMC... the 56 Felt and Large SC would be stack dependent, ie. those two options provide the reach needed but might be too high in stack.
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Re: Felt Ia or BMC Timemachine tm01 or Trek Speedconcept [MarinNeve]
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what did you decide? Can you post pics of your fit?
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MarinNeve wrote:
Hi- looking to upgrade. I’m a 5’10” 143# woman. Bike fitter suggested the medium long time machine, 56cm Ia, and I am somewhere between a medium and large speedconcept. I like the BMC but seems to be a little more money for what you get. Felt looks awesome, price is better but concerned about getting blown around. Trek gives me pause because I am in the grey between sizes. Any thought?Eric Reid AeroFit | Instagram Portfolio
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Re: Felt Ia or BMC Timemachine tm01 or Trek Speedconcept [trentnix]
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i know this is old, but what exactly is grip referring to in the fit sheet? 5.6" from back of pad to front of grip, a great many pads are 100mm, so only 42mm beyond that? 1.5" grip must not mean extension
Re: Felt Ia or BMC Timemachine tm01 or Trek Speedconcept [jeffp]
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jeffp wrote:
i know this is old, but what exactly is grip referring to in the fit sheet? 5.6" from back of pad to front of grip, a great many pads are 100mm, so only 42mm beyond that? 1.5" grip must not mean extensionLike saddle angle, I judge it by eye. The measurements that matter most are the contact points: cleat position (not measured on a Retul Zin report), saddle position (and saddle type), and armpad position. You get those right and the rest is easy.
Trent Nix
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Re: Felt Ia or BMC Timemachine tm01 or Trek Speedconcept [trentnix]
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i thought the numbers made the fit seem very scrunched up even for an extremely long legged 5-10 gal
Re: Felt Ia or BMC Timemachine tm01 or Trek Speedconcept [jeffp]
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jeffp wrote:
i thought the numbers made the fit seem very scrunched up even for an extremely long legged 5-10 galAn evaluation of her fit isn't exactly the exercise here. It's an evaluation of whether the bike sizes prescribed will work. And in all cases, a longer reach is easy to obtain, so even if she is "scrunched" it can likely be rectified successfully on any of those bikes.
Trent Nix
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F.I.S.T. Advanced Certified Fitter | Retul Master Certified Fitter (back when those were things)
Re: Felt Ia or BMC Timemachine tm01 or Trek Speedconcept [trentnix]
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except the grip reach would mean that the back of armrests are just behind her wrists, as it appears to read
jeffp wrote:
except the grip reach would mean that the back of armrests are just behind her wrists, as it appears to readA picture of the rider on the bike would make it easy to determine what the best course of action would be, if any action is necessary at all.
Trent Nix
Owned and operated Tri Shop
F.I.S.T. Advanced Certified Fitter | Retul Master Certified Fitter (back when those were things)