I've been shopping road bikes for a week now, but I've felt like I'm dwarfing the 58's that they say fit me. Basically, I feel a bit stretched out on most of them, but at the same time, they feel very short and low to the ground. UNTIL TODAY, when I rode a 58 Pinarello Galileo. Some bullet points:
-06 Felt F4 feels flat/low
-07 Lemond Versaille feels flat/low
-Scott CR1 Team feels flat/low
-Pinarello seems more upright, and taller (I like this)
-I'm 6'3", and 235lbs, with a 31 inch inseam. (Basically, I'm all torso.) So is that why a lower riding bike feels so small below me?
Also, I really wanted to ride full carbon. The Pinarello seemed like a great bike, but might I get uncomfortable on a 3 hour ride cause it's mostly aluminum? Doubt I'll ever do any kind of riding that takes more than 3 hours.
So who makes the upright/tall bikes with full carbon?
-06 Felt F4 feels flat/low
-07 Lemond Versaille feels flat/low
-Scott CR1 Team feels flat/low
-Pinarello seems more upright, and taller (I like this)
-I'm 6'3", and 235lbs, with a 31 inch inseam. (Basically, I'm all torso.) So is that why a lower riding bike feels so small below me?
Also, I really wanted to ride full carbon. The Pinarello seemed like a great bike, but might I get uncomfortable on a 3 hour ride cause it's mostly aluminum? Doubt I'll ever do any kind of riding that takes more than 3 hours.
So who makes the upright/tall bikes with full carbon?