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130mm stem on an already long race bike is pretty long
The Tarmac has a short wheelbase and came with a 90mm stem. I definitely feel the need to be more stretched out on it.
I was also told that you don't want to be able to see your front hub over the bars, but not sure if that relates to road bikes or not, and if there's any truth in that. The front hub was visible by some distance.
I don't think I'd go any longer than a 130mm.I'm sure all the slammed stemmed "pros" out there will love it, as it's leaned against a cafe wall, never being ridden for more than an hour.
Goooood, this is what I'm after when I use it to cycle to Waitrose.
I am slightly regretting not buying the 58cm when I got it a 3/4 years ago, but I went off of what my other bikes are, which at the time were around 56cm
Brum-
When I say long, I mean the top tube, the reach not the wheelbase. Race bikes have longer and lower position for da aeroz and short wheelbase for handling responsiveness. Coming with a 90mm stem is probably because 99% of people buying Tarmacs nowadays are MAMILs doing clubruns at best.
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I am slightly regretting not buying the 58cm when I got it a 3/4 years ago
If it has taken you 3-4 years to ask "is it the wrong size" then you've kinda answered your own question here.
hippy
You're in trainers. not holding the hoods with locked out arms so fix that before asking for bike fit info :P
130mm stem on an already long race bike is pretty long. I'm sure all the slammed stemmed "pros" out there will love it, as it's leaned against a cafe wall, never being ridden for more than an hour.
I'm a couple of CM shorter than you, get pretty low on my 56cm Tarmac and I think it has a 120mm on it so your setup isn't outside the range of reasonable. Handling might start to get a bit meh if you go much longer. Depends on bar shape a bit too - skinnier bars you might want longer stem, etc.
These days I tend to size up on frames though, unlike road racers, because I want to stick as much as possible within the frame triangle.