You make some excellent points, Robbie. The best one, which you infer, is that starting with the corrct size bike makes a difference in performance. Yes, we can play with shorter stems and saddle placement and seatpost setback, but the best performance comes from a setup that fits the rider to begin with. It took me (literally) years to learn that a 57cm seat tube, a 56cm top tube and a 100mm stem were my magic numbers. Sure, I CAN ride a 55 or a 59, but I'll never be as comfortable or as efficient as I am on what really fits me.
"Getting all of the contact points right makes the pain tolerable." You can quote me on that.
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