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Originally Posted by slambers3
What are your expectations fit-wise? Are you trying to ride with the handlebars level to the saddle? At 6’4 my 59 road logic was fine with 13cm stem, similar stack and reach to 61cm offerings from other mainstream brands. There was a lot of saddle/bar drop and I ran a -17. I rode an XL Swisscross last year which definitely fit a bit small, but there was still a whole other size above that.
Not trying to be argumentative but a sweeping statement like “these bikes aren’t big enough” might be true for your stack needs but not necessarily for a different but similarly sized rider. perhaps that speaks to intended use of the bike.
I don’t do any rando stuff but very interested in the Montebello when they become widely available. Might be in the minority for Ritchey owners but I wish they’d run the disc lines internally from the downtube.
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I dont take your questions or comments as argumentative.
I do want to clarify that I never made a sweeping comment that 'these bikes arent big enough'. I said they wouldnt fit me, and said I have seen others mention they would buy a Ritchey if the stack height was a bit bigger.
And as I posted earlier, the geometry fits someone else. I totally recognize it is unreasonable to think all mass produced bikes will fit every person's individual measurements/fitness/comfort.
At the same time, I would say that its increasingly uncommon for a mass production brand to not offer a drop bar bike with more than 610mm of stack. I would also say that it is increasingly uncommon for a mass production brand to cap their recommended rider height for road and gravel frames at 6'3.
In addition to the Road Logic stack and reach numbers mentioned earlier, Ritchey's Outback, a gravel bike so usually a bit more upright, is only 606mm stack and 395mm reach. Its designed for up to 6'3.
My bikes are set up where my bars are lower than my saddle. I dont know the exact amount for all my bikes off the top of my head, but below are some pics. Its tough to see because of angle, but the top pic is more than 8cm drop and the bottom pic is 8.5cm drop based on measuring a month ago.
I love that there are so many brands and models of bikes right now because it results in a huge variety of geometry and increases the odds of each of us finding something that works really well for our individual measurements and fitness.
Ritchey is clearly sticking to the 80% of the market and that is an understandable approach for a smaller mass production brand(they have said this is why they dont offer a larger size). I dont begrudge em, I just wish reality were different and their geometry was a bit different because I like the brand.