Stack and Reach: Why It's Your Best Friends

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amey

Which is the more useful measurement, stack or reach?

Both.

How high is your handlebar? Stack.
How far is your handlebar? Reach.

My current thinking is that the smaller bike with spacers gives a bit more optionality?

You are right. Pros do the same minus spacers of course. I actually sized up in Trek H2 geo from 52 to 54 so I could slamm ;) The reach difference was mere 2mm. Stack difference was 8mm.

The NFE you have is VERY short and tall so probably look at 'endurance' geometry.

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Gndlf in reply to @amey

Yeah the NFE gives a pretty upright position and still have abt 40mm of spacers.. that will probs halve this w/e though. Tweaking now I've put a few hundred on it. But the geo of that is perfect for what it does... I am looking at a second had Tarmac for the road.

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