wtd: adventure / gravel for long commute - advice solicited

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Glws in reply to @radar71

yes 56 is large. equilibriums have long headtubes, they are essentially relaxed road frames. same goes for their fugios and cdf.
here is a link to how i had set it up for reference if that can help, saddle height at 77cm i believe. What i mean is i could also have ridden a medium with a longer stem, less slammed and a longer showing seatpost, saddle with more setback.
https://www.pedalroom.com/bike/genesis-equilibrium-38496

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bigshape in reply to @Glws

looks more like a 58 to me. i have the previous year equilibrium in 58
i am also 5'11.5"

equilibrium is a good shout, but if you want to use it all year round with guards, max tyre size could be an issue if riding on gravel.

in which case a CDF is more versatile

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Glws in reply to @bigshape

Well.. equilibriums exist in S.M,L,XL, it's a large with sloping geometry, so effective top tube is above 56... but the medium is below. re-guards, i had 32mm gravelking slicks under 40mm kinesis mudguards, it's about as big as you can get.

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