Originally Posted by
Solifato
Dear Sean, many thanks for reply.
Do I understand correctly (English is not native for me) that in hypotheticall case that you need to compensate short ETT of 51 you consider impossible to do it with a longer stem?
P.S. I've booked EX Gravel with Di2. In RBP unfortunatelly only EX. In fact I try to understand whether 51 will be crucially small or just a little bit. I really don't want to cancel the order because it looks a fantastic bargain but also afraid that will not be able to use it because of a tiny frame))
Whats your inseam? That may be the deciding factor. Its much easier to make a small frame fit than a large frame.
Mark Cavendish dropped from his standard 52cm frame to a 49cm frame in 2014/15 and he stands at 175cm around 160lbs. So you can certainly make the smaller frame work. It will be a little lighter and easier to manuever.
Marcel Kittel at 190cm rides a 57cm frame with a 130mm stem. So I wouldnt worry too much about the small frame.
-Sean