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Hi, I recently had a Serotta bike fit done at a local bike shop. We
set me up with a bike, and I rode home. Just for reference I am a
total novice to the bike fitting process.
The front derailleur was not working well, so I took it back in for
adjustments. The bike tech (not the sales rep from before) looked at
the stem and said, "Is this your stem? You shouldn't go below 90!" I
said, "This is what you set me up with..." I'm gathering that he
meant the stem length was shorter than 90mm. Some of the information
on the web suggests that on a road bike that anything under 90mm is
probably a frame that doesn't fit you.
I am trying to figure out if the shop just wanted to take a stock
frame that didn't fit and put me on it to get me out of the door...
Any advice in this area would greatly be appreciated...
set me up with a bike, and I rode home. Just for reference I am a
total novice to the bike fitting process.
The front derailleur was not working well, so I took it back in for
adjustments. The bike tech (not the sales rep from before) looked at
the stem and said, "Is this your stem? You shouldn't go below 90!" I
said, "This is what you set me up with..." I'm gathering that he
meant the stem length was shorter than 90mm. Some of the information
on the web suggests that on a road bike that anything under 90mm is
probably a frame that doesn't fit you.
I am trying to figure out if the shop just wanted to take a stock
frame that didn't fit and put me on it to get me out of the door...
Any advice in this area would greatly be appreciated...