Your grass looks like it is close to breaching your damp proof course. French drain needed perhaps?
If a bike with too much post showing indicates wrong size I’m f***ed !!
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However I’ve had professional bike fit years ago I’m all legs with short torso.
5’11 and ride 53-55cm road and 17”/medium mtb’s
Plus-one - what is the saddle to bar drop on those road bikes. It looks a lot to me (esp the vitus) unless you are super super flexy. Inline post too on a pretty small frame for your height.
I'm a similar height and also long legged proportionally. My centre BB to saddle top (12cm from nose) is 802mm. I chose/choose road frames to suit and elected go for models with a longer headtube for a given length. Just going for a smallish frame size to combat a shorter torso for your height gives us the 'unusual' setup you've got there.
10cm saddle to bar drop was about where I drew the line when racing. Now I'm older, less flexible and not so focussed on performance and speed I'd probably want to get that to 8cm. But that does require being picky about brand choice.
The seat post comments are erroneous. But saddle to bar is important, although subjective and individual.
Looks better but get that saddle tilted forward.
Eeeewwwwww! Noooo!
Have been paranoid about having chosen the wrong size ever since I had a couple of 'that looks small' comments (for the bike that is 😄). I'm average proportions (5"9' 30" inside leg) and bang in the middle of the height range for a medium but, like the OP's, it seems to have a lot of seat post showing.
I know it's a compact designed frame with a sloping top tube but still....
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@beefy - bigger frame looks much better.
Can we ban anyone who thinks saddles should be tilted forward?
@faz71, you’re thought process is the same as mine. Mtbs look cool with lots of post, ravel/groad/cyclogross look better with less.
FACT
@faz71
That definitely looks too small.
I might be joking, I might not but I KNOW you will fixate on having bought the wrong frame size now.**
**I know this as I once asked a similar question and really wished I hadn't as it totally ruined the bike for me!
Knew it was a mistake putting that pic up!
Not that I'm in any way overthinking this (again) but I've just checked the Giant sizing chart (again) and the medium goes up to 5"11'!
@Poopscoop, you were joking - weren't you?
As it happens I was joking mate.lol
I do feel your pain though. It's a question I'll never ask on here again.
