Thanks for reading. I', 5'8" but have a long torso and short legs. Without shoes, I have a 27" inseam. Many bikes have a different standover height, so with shoes I should be able to purchase a bike with 28" standover height right?
In no particular order:
1st choice: Giant Contend SL Disc 1 XS size is 27.1" and S is 28". Would it be best for me to get one less than 28"?
2nd choice: Giant Anyroad Comax XS is 28". tires are more x-road which is fine but does it significantly impact speed on the road? I worry about sand and gravel on roads so is the X-Road tires preferable to regular road tires?
3Rd choice: Giant Fastroad Comax 1: XS is 29.1" standover. Would this be too high for me to stop at stop signs really. I really love the flat bars for control and reach because my hands are small. I've had trouble reaching levers on standard road bikes so maybe a flat bar is best. What do you think?
I would like a flat bar bike for control but the looks of the sculpted frame of the Fastroad ultimately. I want to go for speed though too so not sure how the flat bars affect it that much. I'm not looking for competition for maybe 3 years so flat may be the way to go and think about a road bike in 3 years.
Any other bikes out there with sculpted frames and low standover height with flat bars I'm not mentioning?
Thanks for your advice in advance.
In no particular order:
1st choice: Giant Contend SL Disc 1 XS size is 27.1" and S is 28". Would it be best for me to get one less than 28"?
2nd choice: Giant Anyroad Comax XS is 28". tires are more x-road which is fine but does it significantly impact speed on the road? I worry about sand and gravel on roads so is the X-Road tires preferable to regular road tires?
3Rd choice: Giant Fastroad Comax 1: XS is 29.1" standover. Would this be too high for me to stop at stop signs really. I really love the flat bars for control and reach because my hands are small. I've had trouble reaching levers on standard road bikes so maybe a flat bar is best. What do you think?
I would like a flat bar bike for control but the looks of the sculpted frame of the Fastroad ultimately. I want to go for speed though too so not sure how the flat bars affect it that much. I'm not looking for competition for maybe 3 years so flat may be the way to go and think about a road bike in 3 years.
Any other bikes out there with sculpted frames and low standover height with flat bars I'm not mentioning?
Thanks for your advice in advance.