Cervelo Caledonia 51 or 54 dilemma
pavlaslibor2
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Hello everyone,
I would like to ask you for your help/opinion. I am thinking about buying Cervelo Caledonia but I am not sure which size would fit me better, whether "51" or "54".
I am 173 cm high, my inside leg measurement is 83,5 - 84 cm, and my arm length is 56 cm. I plan to do more endurance-oriented rides and speed, or watts per kg are secondary for me. In the majority of cases, "S / 52" size of the bikes is perfect for me but when I am looking at the Caledonia geometry, "51" size seems like other manufacturers' "XS" size. For comparison, I was thinking about Scott Addict 20. I tried "M / 54" size and I was in a very "superman" like position. My hands were quite outstretched, therefore "S / 52" size of Addict would suit me better but it is not available anywhere. As a result, I moved my attention to Caledonia but I am not sure whether 51 or 54 as 51 seems quite small compare to Addict 52 size.
I would try and test Caledonia, for sure, but unfortunately, nowadays all Irish retailers have a very limited offer in stock.
Thank you for your advices. :-)
I would like to ask you for your help/opinion. I am thinking about buying Cervelo Caledonia but I am not sure which size would fit me better, whether "51" or "54".
I am 173 cm high, my inside leg measurement is 83,5 - 84 cm, and my arm length is 56 cm. I plan to do more endurance-oriented rides and speed, or watts per kg are secondary for me. In the majority of cases, "S / 52" size of the bikes is perfect for me but when I am looking at the Caledonia geometry, "51" size seems like other manufacturers' "XS" size. For comparison, I was thinking about Scott Addict 20. I tried "M / 54" size and I was in a very "superman" like position. My hands were quite outstretched, therefore "S / 52" size of Addict would suit me better but it is not available anywhere. As a result, I moved my attention to Caledonia but I am not sure whether 51 or 54 as 51 seems quite small compare to Addict 52 size.
I would try and test Caledonia, for sure, but unfortunately, nowadays all Irish retailers have a very limited offer in stock.
Thank you for your advices. :-)
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I can't help exactly but I'm 5'11 and 32 inch inside leg and have the 56 size caledonia. I read the Cervelo sizing as 48=XS, 51=S, 54=M, 56=L.
If you have a current bike can you measure it and compare to the size chart on Cervelo's web site to get a better feel?
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Thank you for your reply.
Unfortunately, I do not have a road bike at this moment so I am not even able to measure it and based on that decide which size of Caledonia would be ideal for me.0 -
Source: https://geometrygeeks.bike/compare/scott-addict-2022-m-54,cervelo-caledonia-5-2022-54,cervelo-caledonia-5-2022-51/
Based on the above, both sizes of the Cervelo have a shorter reach so I guess it's about understanding just how much shorter you want it to be. The 51 is significantly lower too.
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