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Advice on bike size
So, I brought a Ridley X frame from Paul Milne. The plan was to build it up with spare parts and use it for off-road riding in Epping Forest, perhaps a bit of gravel. I doubt if it will ever be raced.
Following the advice on the Ridley site I brought a frame a size down from my road frame, which would have been a medium.
Yesterday, and having now assembled and cleaned all the part etc, I got the frame out of the box; it looks very small. The drop from the saddle to the bars should just about work, though I'll need to use a full pack of spacers. A slammed stem won't work at all.
So, and before I take it to the shop for its build, can I ask if this is normal for a X bike?