Peg Fit

[moots7]

I know this has been discussed to the max but I am still confused on what size Peg I would ride...5'10.5" 32.5" inseam not a racer.
Thanks

[Mike V]

What is your current ride and size?

[texbike]

I know this has been discussed to the max but I am still confused on what size Peg I would ride...5'10.5" 32.5" inseam not a racer.
Thanks

Hard to say without more info, but I'm about the same dimensions that you've given. A 55 Peg is spot on for me.

Texbike

[oldpotatoe]

I know this has been discussed to the max but I am still confused on what size Peg I would ride...5'10.5" 32.5" inseam not a racer.
Thanks

Not that simple, depends on femur length(seat tube angle), torso length and flexibility and intended use(top tube length, headtube length, stem length/rise)

Inseam and total height not important as the above.

[oldpotatoe]

Hard to say without more info, but I'm about the same dimensions that you've given. A 55 Peg is spot on for me.

Texbike

I about the same but a 57 or 58 peg for me...so, depends ...

[moots7]

Most of my road bikes have had a 56 cm effective top tube.
Saddle height is 76 cm

[moots7]

Almost sixty years old..not so flexible... mostly long mountain climbs and descents.

[MadRocketSci]

Almost sixty years old..not so flexible... mostly long mountain climbs and descents.

a 55 has a 55.8 cm TT, so effectively 56. I suspect that number was chosen for a certain front center dimension using the 45mm rake fork. STA is 73. Anyway, to address your flexibility issue, the head tube on that size is pretty long, somewhere between 16-16.5 cm, non-integrated. Good luck!

[thwart]

I'm your height, inseam 31". Saddle height 75 cm. And turning 60 next month.

I ride a 56 Duende with a 100 mm stem. It fits me well and rides like an extension of my body.

But better. :banana:

[Ryun]

Another data point
Same height and inseam roughly and I ride a 54 peg with a -17 stem
Drop and reach is what will drive you anywhere from
A 54-57 in a peg
If I were guessing I would say a 55

[moots7]

The reach on my current ride is like 51 cm...not much drop, 5cm?
Thanks for the reply....long legs short torso....Dream Ride in Moab says 54 but then that's a Duende they have in stock....actually interested in the Marcelo across the hall since I missed your Respo

[pdmtong]

To summarize the discussion in ryun's sale thread, IMHO you could make a 54-55-56 peg work for reach and eTT by varying the stem from 100-110-120

I could ride a 54-120, 55-110, and 56-100

I would say that your choice will depend most on how much headtube you need to get the bar drop you want.

[MadRocketSci]

To summarize the discussion in ryun's sale thread, IMHO you could make a 54-55-56 peg work for reach and eTT by varying the stem from 100-110-120

I could ride a 54-120, 55-110, and 56-100

I would say that your choice will depend most on how much headtube you need to get the bar drop you want.

well, not quite that straightforward. I would say you're not too sensitive to +/- 10mm in reach, which I think is a good thing. But, speaking of reach, there's only like a 10mm variation from a 54 to a 56.

54: STA 73.5 TT 55
55: STA 73 TT 55.8
56: STA 73 TT 56.5

So normalizing with a 73 degree STA, to compare apples to apples with reach,

54: eTT 55.5 (+/- 0.05cm depending on your seat height)
55: eTT 55.8
56: eTT 56.5

So a 54 to 55 is only a 3mm increase in reach. 7mm for 55 to 56.

If you are sensitive to reach this might help, but head tube length/drop is probably the driving factor as others have said. Get the head tube measured - i've seen them vary on the same 55 sizes.

[fuzzalow]

With all the added headtube length found on most stock Pegs, what is gotten out of the box is considered a suggested serving size. I'd guess any Peg headtube could be shortened by at least 10mm. Dunno if you're looking for more bar drop or less bar dro though.

The only thing you need to know about how to fit into any other bike is 3 good measurements from you: saddle height, bar reach, bar drop. If you can fit that triangle inside the space another bike can give you, you can fit into that bike. How well it meets your aesthetics or balance is another matter. That's step 2.

[pdmtong]

well, not quite that straightforward. I would say you're not too sensitive to +/- 10mm in reach, which I think is a good thing. But, speaking of reach, there's only like a 10mm variation from a 54 to a 56.

54: STA 73.5 TT 55
55: STA 73 TT 55.8
56: STA 73 TT 56.5

So normalizing with a 73 degree STA, to compare apples to apples with reach,

54: eTT 55.5 (+/- 0.05cm depending on your seat height)
55: eTT 55.8
56: eTT 56.5

So a 54 to 55 is only a 3mm increase in reach. 7mm for 55 to 56.

If you are sensitive to reach this might help, but head tube length/drop is probably the driving factor as others have said. Get the head tube measured - i've seen them vary on the same 55 sizes.

thanks for taking more time to type and I agree with your interpretation completely. since stems only come in 10mm increments, you'd have to dial the 54-55-56 with stem, bar reach, perhaps even saddle type to get the overall tip-bar reach you want. I'm on a 55-110 combo and it fits nicely. I could also run it with a 120 and lop off another 10-15mm of headtube, but I dont mind it being a bit shorter and taller for now. It's a frame I'd like to keep, and I don't want to chop it and close off my aging options.

I also agree that head tube can vary in the same size. I think spec on a 55 is 16.5, but mine actually measures 16.0.

since the OP is preferring a 5cm drop, I doubt he can get that with a 54 unless he runs a lot of spacers (and therefore limiting raising bars up further) or is ok with a positive rise stem (i.e. stem flipped UP)

[Climb01742]

I've owned just about every peg and currently ride my Duende and Marcelo the most. Just judging by your posts in this thread, I might tend toward the Duende. A bit more forgiving. Just a free opinion, worth half that.;)

PS I'm close to your size and can ride 56, 57 or 58. Go figure.

[kayten]

My saddle height is 76cm, one of my rides is a Love#3, size:54, with a 120 stem.

kio

[moots7]

That's for all the great info.....I agree I can work with the reach as I can adjust the stem, I use a 100 mm +6 degree stem now, the head tube is the issue for sure I could go with a little more drop than I run now but not much the head tube on the Marcelo across the hall is 15.3
maybe a Duende would be better? Or a 55 Marcelo....

[pdmtong]

Of the 54-55-56 sizes the 55 is by far the size least seen for sale aftermarket and possibly also for sale new

I have no idea why.

Plenty of 54 and 56 across various models over the years

[OtayBW]

I just bought a 54 Peg. Typically ride a 55-56, but we'll see how it works out. The steeper ST of the 54 helps me out in fore-aft with short femurs, and the TT is only a very small amount less than that of the 55 which is easily made up with a stem adjustment. I know my contact points really well and can handle the drop, so I expect to be dialed in very well on this thing. Just got it and still am working on a couple of things, so we'll see.

[roguedog]

I respectfully disagree. I think a 48 or 49 might the rarest of them all. Or for sure it seems so. If anyone has seen one for sale lately. Please let me know. :)


Of the 54-55-56 sizes the 55 is by far the size least seen for sale aftermarket and possibly also for sale new

I have no idea why.

Plenty of 54 and 56 across various models over the years

[martl]

I know this has been discussed to the max but I am still confused on what size Peg I would ride...5'10.5" 32.5" inseam not a racer.
Thanks

I had the opportunity to visit Dario for mine, but then what he took were a couple of measurements which, i am sure, a number of dealers could take, too (pick an authorised Pego-Reseller if you want to be 100% sure).

I am a bit puzzled by the "not a racer". Pego makes racing bikes, he is quite frank about this. I don't doubt you could set up a Pego for a more relaxed position etc, it would be a compromise for a use the thing was never intended to do. If you want a racer, go to Dario, if you want something else, a different builder might be better suited for you. Just my 2ct as a purist :)