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Sumo-
The ALR looks nice, but I wonder how it would compare with my summer bike (XL in the chart) with 409mm frame reach, 120mm stem, 80mm reach on the bars, 595mm stack. The biggest Trek (61cm) has 397 reach 638mm stack.
If I sized down to 58, the stack would be significantly less (609mm), reach 391mm, and I could maybe run a big old 140mm stem? There are many other aspects of geometry I am ignoring here I guess
Thick_Hollins
Can anyone recommend me a winter road bike, or give me an idea of where to start looking, for using c.28mm tyres and full guards, disc brakes. I'm not looking for a do-it-all bike, I'd like something fast, fairly light, with aggressive geometry.
I'm not exactly sure how far eg. a CAADX would approach the feeling of riding a CAAD12, or whether a Ribble would feel sluggish. Maybe my best approach would be to look for as small a frame as possible with a long stem?