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@Vince
Right chaps,
After doing a couple of intermediate sessions at Herne Hill and liking the place & the people, I just thought it would be good to get a track bike to get properly involved.
After doing a bit of research, it appeared that the Planet X track bikes were pretty good value for money so... I checked their sizing guide and bought one.
I'm 5ft10 (and a half), that 179cm so the chart said 'Medium' and I went for that. I have received the carbon beast this morning and felt a bit 'stretched' on it so I checked the actual bike geometry (I know I should have had a look at it beforehand) and a Medium frame is 56x56.
I would normally ride a 54x54 or a standard medium frame with a 100mm stem and if I did my research properly, I would probably have gone for a Small.
Do any of you guys own a Planet X track frame? If so, how tall are you and what size of frame did you go for? Since I'm new to this velodrome business, how stretched are you supposed to be on an actual track bike?
I'm looking forward to hearing from you, in the meantime, here are some pictures of the actual bike!