[Closed] Road: Bikes with shorter top tube..

Colnago.?

I'm similar proportions, normal bike is fine, your long arms make up for it. Shorter stem if nec.

Try a M/L Giant Defy. Or if you want much shorter, a Medium. You're too big for most WSD but a lot of sportive bikes have slightly shorter top tubes and longer head tubes.

have pretty similar stats.. 6 2", 35 inseam, short torso and long arms. ive just opted for a large defy composite.. bang on for me.. 😀

Trek Domane uses their WSD geometry

6'1" 35" here. And another with a Defy M/L.

I'm 6'1" or so with 34" legs, so not quite as out of proportion as you. Presently have a 54cm Ribble with a fair amount of seat-post and headset spacers showing. Getting a custom frame made this year though, around 58cm-seat tube and 55cm top-tube ish...

Some of the Cubes have short top tubes.

I normally ride a 54 but looking at the Cube sizing to get the similar top tube length i had to go for a 58.Friend has just bought a carbon framed Cube and again had to go for the 58 instead of his normal sizing of a 54 or 56.

Scott road bikes have a shorter top tube and more upright ride.
I [i]think [/i]the CR1s and Speedsters have same geomtery.

I have the same dimensions as you and have ended up going the custom route. I couldn't find many bikes with a short enough TT and long HT. Specilized Roubaix is close but stil not great. I've just ordered a Burls Ti - around £1000 for a frame.

Thanks all - some good suggestions to pursue....

I wanted a more relaxed bike. Larger sized bikes tend to have a longer head tube making the riding position more upright, so I went for a L with a shorter stem, and it works nicely.

I went for a Planet X RT-57 Carbon SRAM Rival for £999!!

I went for a L with a shorter stem, and it works nicely.

But does it ride ok?

I had a short stem on an old 2nd hand road bike and it did ride a bit funny.

Yes, absolutely fine. Im not talking silly short, but 90mm instead of 110, adjusting for the 20mm TT difference between the 2.