bike size (BMC SLR ONE)
Hello everyone,
I went in to purchase a bicycle and the specialist fitter said a size 61 BMC SLR ONE fit me.
He did do the height and measurement thing.
I am 183 cm / 6 feet and 3/4
My inseam is 85 cm / 33.5 and my arm is 71 cm / 28 inches
Everyone on the internet a few bicycle shops all said 61 is too large - but in all honesty they didn't put too much effort into determining that. Mostly just by looking at the bike.
I spoke with the guy who sold it to me and he insisted that its my size because I have a longer inseam and long arms.
How do I feel?
I don't know - its my first bicycle.
But leg-wise, I'm not struggling to pedal.
Arm-wise, it sorta feels a bit of a reach but my elbows aren't locked out.
But my lower neck hurts because I need to tilt my head upwards to see.
He's willing to exchange it for a 58 but didn't and doesn't have one in stock.
Yeah I realize, that may have swayed his decision towards selling me the 61.
My question is, can someone 183 cm tall with, apparently, long arms and legs ever fit on a 61?
Thank you very much
Photographs as a way of saying thanks.