Originally Posted by
jma1st3r
your bike is *borderline small for you.
long stem, weight over rear axle. all contributors to slow down handling. I would save up for a bigger bike, and get as many miles out of your current nishiki.
I 'm thinking about the same thing with my fit. I can either fit a 54 or 56 endurance frame(and 52 cx frame, would not get another cx bike lol). But because my geometry, longer headtube would fit better.
Isn't it a normal top tube size for use with drop bars?
Agree that for use with flat bars, I'll need a longer top tube and reach. I'm going to slam the stem almost all the way down into the headset today until I get the 130mm stem. I guess I'll eventually need a different sized road bike.