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The frame swap won’t cost me much/anything as I am looking for a second hand one in the right size and I’ll then sell mine!
Aye thats fair enough I suppose. It just all sounds a bit drastic but if your current frame really feels too long then go for it.
Is it possible that you've just not got used to the new breed of long low and slack bikes?
If your last bike predates the LLS era then it could be that you need to adapt your riding style to newer longer frames.
The tendency on older geo bikes was to get your arse right off the back over the rear wheel when going downhill. On newer bikes it takes a wee bit of adapting to riding downhill with the weight bias a little more over the front wheel. This can take a bit of getting used to and I still tend to automatically get my arse over the rear wheel even when it's detrimental.I looked at the geo charts and the reach on the Large and XL is really loooong. What size is your current frame and what height are you?
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I am 6’ tall bird suggest the crossover point between the large and medium/large is 5’11. It just doesn’t quite work for me.
This is the issue the looooong reach making it hard to get the bars in a suitable place without making the reach even longer. So on descents I feel really stretched out even with my saddle dropped all the way and my shorts grazing the saddle. For my bulk and age I am freakishly flexible but the reach to the bars actually makes it harder to get weight over them as they are far out and low, so when descending they are even lower. Trying for a heavy feet/light hands approach with the majority of my weight over the BB is difficult when the bars feel so far away.
dancing james
The frame swap won’t cost me much/anything as I am looking for a second hand one in the right size and I’ll then sell mine!