The comfort route...

asprilla
asprilla Posts: 8,440
edited February 2011 in Road buying advice
Right, I'm thinking of replacing my S1 as after a year of riding I'm beginning to think it's a little too small. I'm 5'9 but my problem is that I have pretty long femurs so my inside leg is 33" and the relative shortness of my torso means my reach is a little shorter than most.

I'm also getting older and although I love the fact the S1 puts you in a position where you just have to thrash it I'm not sure how long I'll be able to maintain that position, particularly for long rides

Anyway, the S1 is a size 51 (tt 530mm, ht 120mm but with a couple of spacers) and I'm looking for something a little more relaxed.

Any recommendations of what to look at on a budget of up to £2,500 for a full bike (Ultegra / Force / Rival build, no Campag or DA / Red) or £1,000 for a frameset?
Mud - Genesis Vapour CCX
Race - Fuji Norcom Straight
Sun - Cervelo R3
Winter / Commute - Dolan ADX

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  • sungod
    sungod Posts: 17,229
    imho get a full bike fit to determine ideal geometry for you, based on the type of riding you want to do, then get a custom frame to those measurements
    my bike - faster than god's and twice as shiny
  • asprilla
    asprilla Posts: 8,440
    Not really interested in another steel frame, I've already got two others (one a custom fixed frame) and custom Ti doesn't fall into my price range.

    I'm looking for recommendations I can investigate since when I go for test rides not all shops stock all makes.
    Mud - Genesis Vapour CCX
    Race - Fuji Norcom Straight
    Sun - Cervelo R3
    Winter / Commute - Dolan ADX
  • Butterd2
    Butterd2 Posts: 937
    IIURC the recent BikeRadar review of the Scott CR-1 said it was tall and short which sounds appropriate for your dimensions?
    Scott CR-1 (FCN 4)
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  • andrewjoseph
    andrewjoseph Posts: 2,165
    Asprilla wrote:
    Not really interested in another steel frame, I've already got two others (one a custom fixed frame) and custom Ti doesn't fall into my price range.

    I'm looking for recommendations I can investigate since when I go for test rides not all shops stock all makes.

    I got a custom Ti from Burls, £1200 frame and Ti fork, built it up as a tourer for a total of £2100 (approx).

    this included hope mtb hubs, home build wheels and touring/mtb chainset, downtube shifters, avid bb7 road cable disk brakes.

    my wife's was about £200 more with shimano STI shifters
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    Burls Ti Tourer for Tarmac, Saracen aluminium full suss for trails

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