Having some trouble getting comfortable on a Large Pompino. I bought it to replace my Triban 3, which I always felt too stretched out on over its 580mm top tube. I thought the L pomp would be fine, with an effective tt of 565mm. But, when I ride it, the the hoods still feel too far away, resulting in lower back pain.
I've got compact drop bars with short reach and a 90mm stem flipped with the bars angled up to the point where they just look gross. I don't think a shorter stem will make much difference and in any case don't wanna go shorter than 90mm really.
Thing is, I'm 6ft 1 (about 186cm), so I can't imagine an M would work. Having measured my 'ape index', it's negative, so I'm a bit of T-Rex.
Now, I'm starting to think that the Pompino, with it's slack seat tube angle, just isn't right for someone - like me - with short arms? I need the saddle high coz I've got relatively long legs, but, with seat tube angle being slack, that pushes the saddle even further away from the bars.
I imagine a bike with a more vertical seat tube would suit me better? Hopefully someone more knowledgeable can comment. Incidentally, I recently acquired a size 55 Tokyo Fixed Dart v2, which should, by all accounts too short. Haven't ridden it properly yet as waiting on a fork, but, its effective tt of 553mm seemed great (with risers anyway).
Any help much appreciated, ta.
Having some trouble getting comfortable on a Large Pompino. I bought it to replace my Triban 3, which I always felt too stretched out on over its 580mm top tube. I thought the L pomp would be fine, with an effective tt of 565mm. But, when I ride it, the the hoods still feel too far away, resulting in lower back pain.
I've got compact drop bars with short reach and a 90mm stem flipped with the bars angled up to the point where they just look gross. I don't think a shorter stem will make much difference and in any case don't wanna go shorter than 90mm really.
Thing is, I'm 6ft 1 (about 186cm), so I can't imagine an M would work. Having measured my 'ape index', it's negative, so I'm a bit of T-Rex.
Now, I'm starting to think that the Pompino, with it's slack seat tube angle, just isn't right for someone - like me - with short arms? I need the saddle high coz I've got relatively long legs, but, with seat tube angle being slack, that pushes the saddle even further away from the bars.
I imagine a bike with a more vertical seat tube would suit me better? Hopefully someone more knowledgeable can comment. Incidentally, I recently acquired a size 55 Tokyo Fixed Dart v2, which should, by all accounts too short. Haven't ridden it properly yet as waiting on a fork, but, its effective tt of 553mm seemed great (with risers anyway).
Any help much appreciated, ta.