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Old 12-05-2013, 03:21 PM
bikingshearer bikingshearer is offline
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6'3". 275 lbs. So what I lack in height for this discussion, I more than make up for in heft.

My bikes are/have been 61cm to 65cm, ctc - the current crop are all 63 or 64, and that seems ot be my sweet spot. My seat is 84cm from the BB spindle center on 175mm cranks. Top tubes range from 57 to 60, but I set everything up to be 57cm from saddle nose to rear edge of the bars. (Because the longest top tube mates up top the steepest head angle, the difference in stem lenghts is less than one might think.) I use the same kind of saddle, bar and stem on everything, so the numbers are an "apples-to-apples" comparison.

BTW, I have broad shoulders (and a pretty much a broad everything else) so I agree that 46cm bars are great. 48cm bars are even better.
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