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amey
Bumping this because it should be a quick enough question to not start something new.
My old road bike has a stack of 540mm, reach is 405mm.
Now I'm eyeing a new bike and I'm stuck between two sizes.
Medium size has a stack of 577, reach 385.
Large size has a stack of 596, reach 394.
I rode with a 80mm stem, bars have 77mm reach, which was all pretty good. Didn't feel stretched.
So the problem wasn't the reach of the bike, but I did not feel super comfortable as I felt like I was sitting pretty deep.
That would make the L a decent fit, as the reach is a bit shorter which gives me a longer stem, fine, but I'm not sure if going from a stack of 540 to 596 is too much.
Any suggestions? Overthinking it?