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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.