Richie Porte's Pinarello Dogma
Looking at the Pro bike: Richie Porte’s Pinarello Dogma 65.1 Think2 on the home page of this site and bit bemused by it. http://www.bikeradar.com/road/gear/article/pro-bike-richie-portes-pinarello-dogma-65-1-think2-39614/
He's supposedly 5' 8" tall, yet rides a 46.5cm frame, and even allowing for Pinarello's odd sizing, this is tiny. It also says his BB to saddle top dimension is 677mm.
I'm 5' 8" tall too, and by contrast, my Dogma is a 51.5cm and my BB to saddle to dimension is 727. I'm a fairly regular shape, not especially long legs, so what gives?.
Anyone know how tall he really is?
He's supposedly 5' 8" tall, yet rides a 46.5cm frame, and even allowing for Pinarello's odd sizing, this is tiny. It also says his BB to saddle top dimension is 677mm.
I'm 5' 8" tall too, and by contrast, my Dogma is a 51.5cm and my BB to saddle to dimension is 727. I'm a fairly regular shape, not especially long legs, so what gives?.
Anyone know how tall he really is?
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(and its also the height given on the team website)
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And as mentioned elsewhere, Cav (who's an inch taller than Porte, IIRC) has just dropped down from a 52 to a 49
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http://www.bikeradar.com/news/article/p ... nk2-37547/
Edit: I think it might just be because it looks cack in that particular size.
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Porte and Cav's Pinas together at the Tour in 2012: both bikes looked diddy, downright hilariously so when they were anywhere near Brad, Rogers, Froome, Knees etc. But same goes for the fellas.
Oi, Some of us are just small.
*OFF TOPIC NOT RACING RELATED BIKE ACCESSORY WINGE* As an aside to small bicycles, I wish someone made a bike bag specifically for small bicycles. There is more spare space than bike in mine. I measured that if the bag was actually made to fit the bike that I would be able to check my bicycle in as regular luggage as it would fit the standard luggage dimensions.*OFF TOPIC NOT RACING RELATED BIKE ACCESSORY WINGE*
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Quintana is supposed to be 5'3'' (166cm) and rides with a saddle height of 695.
Same height as me and I ride a (on the small side) 51 and I'm about as flexible as a pane of glass.
Specialized S-Works SaxoBank SL4 Tarmac Di2
There you go. Basically same size frame for the same height.
Caleb Ewans bike, another small frame for some dimension comparisons
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Joking aside, I'm pretty sure the lads ride bikes tailored for each race if not each stage. I mean would Ritchie use that small bike for a mountain stage as well as 5 hours on the flat? I'm no expert, but I doubt it.
I'd be very surprised if he changed his position even a mm from race to race. How are you 'pretty sure'?
Are you suggesting that Team Sky don't know how to use a Tape Measure now?
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Add Porte's official website to that
This is probably the funniest thread around these parts for some time