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So I dropped the spacers and reduced the reach as much as I could and the bike feels better on general flowy trails, but on descents it feels like I have to push the bars a long way away from me.
A smaller size frame I can keep the diagonal reach, the bar to steerer axis distance and then also have the front end a few cm higher.
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LLB bar width formula suggests I should be using 884mm wide bars
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@TotalShanner
I appreciate that you'll have nice sense of completeness getting all these fit numbers dialled but I also thinks all this RAD stuff is all a load of pish.
Getting it right won't make pumping etc easier but just getting out and riding for a couple hours twice a week for 50 weeks straight will have you riding just about any bike better regardless of fit.
This Lee cunt can say whatever he likes about how a bike should feel by the numbers on paper but the only thing that matters is how its feels while riding.
I wouldn't spunk money on a smaller sized frame before buying a set of 50mm riser bars and seeing how they feel.