I find it a lot easier to get properly fitted on a mtn bike as opposed to a road bike.
My current mtn bike has a 58 cm top tube, with a 9 cm stem. I could possibly go 1 cm longer in the stem but otherwise, feel the bike feels nice in terms of reach.
On my previous road bike, I had a fit kit done, but the shop employees didn't want to follow the fit kit recommendations. The fit kit recommendation was for a total reach of 66 cm, very similar to my mtn bike setup.
I wound up getting a road bike with 53 cm top tube and 11.5 cm stem (originally spec'ed with a ridiculously short 8 cm stem).
This setup was ok, but I never felt like I was adequately stretched out. The stem was also too low and the handlebars too narrow (41 cm) but that's another topic.
I've read that you should go at least 4 cm shorter with a road top tube + stem setup. This is to account for the additional reach on the hoods and drops.
This would yield a 63 cm reach (tt + stem) compared to my 67 cm reach on my mtn bike. But 64.5 cm was too short on my previous road bike.
How do you all size your road bike tt + stem in relation to your mtn bike?
My current mtn bike has a 58 cm top tube, with a 9 cm stem. I could possibly go 1 cm longer in the stem but otherwise, feel the bike feels nice in terms of reach.
On my previous road bike, I had a fit kit done, but the shop employees didn't want to follow the fit kit recommendations. The fit kit recommendation was for a total reach of 66 cm, very similar to my mtn bike setup.
I wound up getting a road bike with 53 cm top tube and 11.5 cm stem (originally spec'ed with a ridiculously short 8 cm stem).
This setup was ok, but I never felt like I was adequately stretched out. The stem was also too low and the handlebars too narrow (41 cm) but that's another topic.
I've read that you should go at least 4 cm shorter with a road top tube + stem setup. This is to account for the additional reach on the hoods and drops.
This would yield a 63 cm reach (tt + stem) compared to my 67 cm reach on my mtn bike. But 64.5 cm was too short on my previous road bike.
How do you all size your road bike tt + stem in relation to your mtn bike?