A bit of help with sizing please

vivificus
vivificus Posts: 2
edited April 2013 in Road buying advice
I am thinking of getting an Eddy Merckx EMX-3 frameset, I manged to test ride (hard to find anyone who stocks it) the largest sized emx-3 centaur (EMC Size 54) and it was ok to ride but I did feel I was stretching a bit.

After seeing another post on here about using the Fit Calculator on http://www.competitivecyclist.com I have done that but still not sure what would be best, any thoughts?

My sizing info:
Inseam: 88.5 cm
Trunk: 65.1 cm
Forearm: 35 cm
Arm: 64.5 cm
Thigh: 64 cm
Lower Leg: 55 cm
Sternal Notch: 150.5 cm
Total Body Height: 183 cm

My sizing calculations: 
                      Competitive Fit         Eddy Fit          French Fit
Seat tube range c-c   57.3 - 57.8             58.5 - 59.0       60.2 - 60.7
Seat tube range c-t   59.1 - 59.6             60.3 - 60.8       62.0 - 62.5
Top tube length       53.9 - 54.3             53.9 - 54.3       55.1 - 55.5
Stem Length           11.2 - 11.8             10.1 - 10.7       10.3 - 10.9
BB-Saddle Position    75.9 - 77.9             75.1 - 77.1       73.4 - 75.4
Saddle-Handlebar      53.8 - 54.4             54.6 - 55.2       56.3 - 56.9
Saddle Setback        8.1 - 8.5               9.3 - 9.7         8.8 - 9.2

EMX-3 Geometry http://www.eddymerckx.be/EMX-3 (bottom of page)

Comments

  • wobblejaw
    wobblejaw Posts: 25
    I had a similar problem recently. The best piece of advice I got was don't buy a bike until you've tested it out. If you feel a bit stretched on the large then try and find someone who stocks the size down and test that one out.

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