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I'm 5'6" (Age 16....) Just wondering on the following :
Best frame TT length? (Current frame is 20.8)
Crank length (170mm?)
Is 8.75 x 28.75 O.K. bars (when I get them) for me with my Chula stem? (32mm stack, 53 mm reach)
Or are all these things personal preference?
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If you like your current frame tt keep it.
I'm 5'8" (done growing lol) and recently went from 8.5 bar back to 8.25. Got a 22mm top stem and 7mm spacer down from 24mm top on 10mm spacer. that's on a 20.5 tt frame.. I like the lower setup a lot more...got my high hops back but im not as hunched over as I was on my old front load stem. Everything's preference though, depends how you like to ride.
This is how i see it:
Bar/stem height has to do with torso length.
TT length has to do with how tall you are entirely.
at 5'6, if I were you, I would get something 20.5 tt and keep your current bars since the Chula stem is huge.
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I'm on 170mm cranks from 175.. the difference is tiny.. I wouldn't worry about it much.
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My tt is 20.8 and my Bars are 8.25 x 28 and my stem is the bsd race v2. Im 5'6 and the only thing I'd change is the toptube I'd rather a 20.4
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im 5'3 and use a 20.6 frame and its good for me. And my bars are 8.75 might go down to 8.5 but unsure yet.
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im 6'2.5, what should i get? 21? w 9 bars? i think my current haro nyquist one is 20 and has 7 bars....
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i've got a 20.875 with 8.85 bars on an upload stem, height wise im 5'10"
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