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Is that how you’ve got it set-up?
Looks fine, seatpost not an issue, plenty of length there. I’d go shorter stem (or shorter reach bars) if I were you, looks like you’re trying to reach too far and hence tilting your bars back. But if that’s comfy go with it.
With that spacer stack you defo wouldn’t want a smaller size…
*im no bike fitter, just a clown on the interweb.
** there’s a ‘bike fit’ thread
greeno-
It's how the bike shop had it set up for the test ride. I agree with you, bars/hoods are a little too far up for me, if I went ahead and bought it I'd get them shifted.
The reach felt fine on the test ride, I just had a look at the seatpost and was alarmed that it was too short, I think an element of that is the enormous stack height of the saddle... the saddle height was c.2cm too high when I rode it, but i think with a lower stack saddle it might all even out.
Hadn't realised there was a bike fit thread, I will ask there sa well.
miloas
Please redirect me if there's a better thread for this...
Can someone reassure me that i'm my new bike geometry decisions are sensible.
Previous bike, Lynskey, was far to low at the front, lead to lots of back/shoulder/neck pain. I wanted a new bike with a taller front end, shroter reach and more relaxed handling.
I've mostly settled on the Condor Baracchi, on paper the a size up from my previous bike, but with 0.5cm shorter reach, and 3.5cm taller stack. Went for a test ride and it seemed fine, stable at high speeds but plenty agile for my liking. The only 'issue' is that the seat tube is 5cm longer than my previous bike, so there's less seatpost showing. Is that normally an issue? Didn't notice any lack of comfort fromo the rear end in that respect.
Are there any obvious problems i'm not spotting?
EDIT* i'm 178cm and normally ride a 54cm, the Barracchi is a 55cm.