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Lewis Moon
06-02-2014, 10:51 PM
I´m beginning my research on carbon frames for a future purchase. I need a long top tube and a short head tube. A 60 square is about right but a frame with a steeper seat tube and or a shallow head angle can be made to fit. So far a Trek Madone will work, also: a Fuji Altamira, Look 585 595, Colnago C40 50, and the Cannonball Supersix. Any other suggestions?
kgreene10
06-02-2014, 11:26 PM
Scott has super short head tubes. I know because I always want to ride one and can't. BMC has long TTs once you take the steep STA into account but other Euro brands will be shorter and taller.
ceolwulf
06-02-2014, 11:26 PM
Scott Addict? 200 head tube, 595 top tube, 72.5 seat angle, 73.3 head angle. For the XXL.


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KonaSS
06-03-2014, 04:42 AM
Not sure at that size, but in my size, Felt's top end carbon frames had a relatively short head tube.
ultraman6970
06-03-2014, 06:57 AM
BMC and Ridley
FlashUNC
06-03-2014, 07:47 AM
Time's are pretty decent in that area.
sandyrs
06-03-2014, 08:10 AM
BMC and Ridley

Ridley has short top tubes and long head tubes. For a 60 top tube, you get a 23 head tube.
Lewis Moon
06-03-2014, 10:15 AM
[QUOTE=ultraman6970;1559473]BMC /QUOTE]

I'd have to go with a 14 cm stem on the BMC.
Admiral Ackbar
06-03-2014, 10:38 AM
long stems are like, so pro though
shovelhd
06-03-2014, 11:11 AM
Not sure at that size, but in my size, Felt's top end carbon frames had a relatively short head tube.

Yup. The entire F Series is pretty close in geometry. In a 61, 200ht, 605tt, 73sta, 74hta. I race an Fc and love very minute of it. It is a race bike though not a comfort liner.
ultraman6970
06-03-2014, 04:01 PM
You are super tall... at your height honestly will be hard to find long and low, that's just how geometry works, there are limits for everything. And if you go custom with the angles you were thinking in the st and ht, IMO the handling will crap out big time.

If you get steeper angle st that will give you more reach in length tho.

Good luck with the search, even going custom you will see that there are tolerances for the geometry.

[QUOTE=ultraman6970;1559473]BMC /QUOTE]

I'd have to go with a 14 cm stem on the BMC.