I am looking at getting a P3C and just wondering about sizing. I am 181 cm tall (about 6’0") with an inseam of 83 cm (32 3/4 "). I’m thinking 54cm, and after plugging my measurement into the competitive cyclist fit calculator it was suggested 53 - 54. others are strongly suggesting a 56cm. Any advice from those who have had a chance to ride the bike for more than a simple test ride.
in a p3c i would go for a 54 or 56.
A 6’0 tall fellow on a 54 cm P3C strikes me as odd, but not unheard of.
Fabian Cancellara of CSC fame rides a 58 cm Soloist Carbon but is on a 54 cm P3C. Cancellara is over 6’ tall.
However, Jens Voigt also of CSC rides a 58 cm Soloist Carbon and also a 58 cm P3C.
In this instance the choice of size will have as much to do with body dimensions as it will with the position the rider wants to acheive on the bike.
I have about 3,500 miles on a 54 and I am 5’10"/11" with about a 30"/31" inseam. The bike seems to fit perfectly… As everyone says it would be best to try both, it seems to me that your upper body and arms may be just as important as your inseam.
I am looking at getting a P3C and just wondering about sizing. I am 181 cm tall (about 6’0") with an inseam of 83 cm (32 3/4 "). I’m thinking 54cm, and after plugging my measurement into the competitive cyclist fit calculator it was suggested 53 - 54. others are strongly suggesting a 56cm. Any advice from those who have had a chance to ride the bike for more than a simple test ride.
Just want you to double check this. Are you looking at the top tube recommendatinn on the fit calculator and then x referencing that with the top tube spec on the cervelo page? This is not the same number as the frame size!!!
btw at 6’ I think you would easily fit on a 54 Frame.
Seems like if you go with 54 you better want to go low in the front end, and those bikes go low. How flexible are you?