Ribble Stealth R872 Sizing help

cyclingpunk

Hi, hope someone can help!

I am 5"8 1/2 with 31 inside leg. With my height the site recomends a 50 but this has a slightly longer top tube than I am used to. I was considering going for the smaller option but then I understand that the head tube is shorter effectively making me in a more racy position?

My current bikes have 54 top tubes.

What would you guys recomend as I can not get there for a fitting.

gixer5

I'm 5ft 7" and I bought a 50cm Stealth last year with an 80mm stem and it has been fine for me.

cyclingpunk

Thanks gixer, you dont feel too stretched out on it then? Do you know you inside leg measurement?

gixer5

Feels absolutely fine. I changed the stem from 110mm to 80mm in the first couple of months and dropped it down a couple of spacers. I've done over 4000 miles on it now without any problems. My inside leg is 31". I went for the 105 build and I haven't had any problems with it despite riding it all through the winter.

cyclingpunk

Thanks. I think I will stick to the recomended size then. After looking at the smaller size again the head tube is quite a bit shorter which would leave me having more weight on my arms. I will be building myself and was going to start with a 90cm stem based on the frame size.

Thanks again for your help.