Anyone out there 5'3" with 30" inseam riding a 700c Tri bike?

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Thanks so much for explaining. I understand better now.

The Blue is spec’ed with bars that are not so low profile, and by using the Profile Design Sonic CSX and Cobra Carbon Wing, it would be a little lower.

Dumb question - but if I’m looking at Stack and Reach figures, is it apples to apples when I compare a 650c bike to a 700c? For example, if my 50cm Felt with 650c has a Stack of 48.5 and Reach of 39.0, and the XS Blue Triad is Stack of 50.1 and Reach of 36.2? Is the Stack only 1.6 higher on the Blue - or are you saying that you always add 3.5cm due to the wheel difference to understand how much higher your front end would be relative to your seat height? Am I way off? If my question makes no sense, feel free to ignore it. :wink:

I’ll check into starting from square one with one of those Exit cycles.

Thanks again, Kevin.

Tri She

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OK, sorry I was looking at the Slowtwitch database that showed the small as the “smallest” size, I wasnt aware they had added an X-small size.
Its always an apples to apples comparison with stack-reach irrespective of wheel size, seat angle etc. If you chose the XS Blue you would need to drop the pads down 1.6cm, but be aware you would also need to account for nearly 3cm shorter reach by adding 3cm to your stem length. If your current stem is very short, or you have your pads well back behind the basebar and short extensions you should be fine. I would usually suggest keeping stem length at 10cm or less for a tri bike especially smaller sizes.

Kevin