CentralCommuter
Well-Known Member
Hi everyone,
Hope everyone is well - not been on for a while but have been cycling, so not all is lost.
I got fitted for my Cube road bike - I’m 5 ft 11 and it’s a 56cm frame. It feels stretched so I put on a 90mm stem and also put the seat forward.
If I do 20 miles the first 8-10 miles feels stretched. I don’t seem to notice it after a while, but at first it feels a bit like I’m hanging onto the handlebars. My cycling gloves are the right size but seem to dig into my hands between the fingers, and there is rubbing on the top of the handlebar where I am holding, but not in the hoods really as I don’t seem to move my hands that far out.
I don’t know whether to get an 80 or 70mm stem, or if that’s getting silly and really I need a 54cm bike. I’ve never been on one so don’t know!
All advice gratefully received!
Hope everyone is well - not been on for a while but have been cycling, so not all is lost.
I got fitted for my Cube road bike - I’m 5 ft 11 and it’s a 56cm frame. It feels stretched so I put on a 90mm stem and also put the seat forward.
If I do 20 miles the first 8-10 miles feels stretched. I don’t seem to notice it after a while, but at first it feels a bit like I’m hanging onto the handlebars. My cycling gloves are the right size but seem to dig into my hands between the fingers, and there is rubbing on the top of the handlebar where I am holding, but not in the hoods really as I don’t seem to move my hands that far out.
I don’t know whether to get an 80 or 70mm stem, or if that’s getting silly and really I need a 54cm bike. I’ve never been on one so don’t know!
All advice gratefully received!