Stef 1
Senior Member
- Location
- Cotswolds, UK
I cycle all year, but each year for a couple of months I seem to get a bike bug and start looking at upgrade or n+1 possibilities for a road bike.
I was originally looking at a new groupsets this year (probably 105 7020) as my 6 year-old Tiagra needs new crank, chain and BB and cables, any my single calliper mechnaical disc brakes are okay at best... seems like a good point to upgrade. There are some good deals on new group sets at the moment, but for past couple of days have been looking on e-bay etc for used frames complete with groupset.
I love my current steel steed, it's done me well for years, but it's heavy and I have enough bits 'n bobs, that with a new (used carbon frame) I could turn my steel bike into a winter or gravel(ish) type bike and build a lighter faster road bike for fair weather.
There's a Specialized Roubaix frame with 105 7020 I've got my eye on (if a deal can be made)... thing is it's a 56cm frame with a suggested max height 5'11''. The 58cm frame has a min suggested height of 5'11''.
I'm bang on 5'11'' which places me right between the two.
I know sensible thing to do would be to find a store, get fitted have a test ride etc... but generally, in this situation, which is better?? possibly ever-so-slightly too small, or possibly ever-so-slightly too big?
Thanks
I was originally looking at a new groupsets this year (probably 105 7020) as my 6 year-old Tiagra needs new crank, chain and BB and cables, any my single calliper mechnaical disc brakes are okay at best... seems like a good point to upgrade. There are some good deals on new group sets at the moment, but for past couple of days have been looking on e-bay etc for used frames complete with groupset.
I love my current steel steed, it's done me well for years, but it's heavy and I have enough bits 'n bobs, that with a new (used carbon frame) I could turn my steel bike into a winter or gravel(ish) type bike and build a lighter faster road bike for fair weather.
There's a Specialized Roubaix frame with 105 7020 I've got my eye on (if a deal can be made)... thing is it's a 56cm frame with a suggested max height 5'11''. The 58cm frame has a min suggested height of 5'11''.
I'm bang on 5'11'' which places me right between the two.
I know sensible thing to do would be to find a store, get fitted have a test ride etc... but generally, in this situation, which is better?? possibly ever-so-slightly too small, or possibly ever-so-slightly too big?
Thanks