I quite fancy a Spectral, can i get a show of hands for those who've been through this on what you found, was 6ft4 on an XL Spectral a good fit?
Thanks in advance
I'm 6ft 3in, maybe an 1/8th taller, have ridden last years spectral in XL, loved it. It's not super long but that makes it very playful and easy to chuck around.
482mm reach on the XL is the sweet spot IMO, long enough to be stable but short enough to be playful. As a comparison, my current bike has 495 reach and feels much longer than the spectral. I've also ridden a size L Cube stereo 140 with 458mm reach and that didn't feel too small - maybe on really steep stuff it wouldn't feel as stable but on the other hand it was very, very chuckable.
I'd be happy riding anything from about 470mm to well over 500mm reach.
Under the mud is an XL 2018 Spectral.
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Thanks for that sir, just the kind of reply I was hoping for. One for a demo then, I'm tempted.
Anyone else have experience with this?