My Lynskey

[Ana]

Do you mind telling me your height/inseam? I think would be between an XS and a S. I think the TT length on the S would be a smidge too long for me.

I'm 5'3.5" with an inseam of 29". I think I have short arms for my height but I'm not sure (about 22"). Basically, I went off of my current bike, which had a top tube of 510mm with a 70mm stem but I suspect I need a little longer stem. I calculated out the reach (top tube + stem + handlebar reach) and compared it to the new build. They are within 10-20mm I think

Notably, since the seat tube angle is a tiny bit steeper than my old bike, I had to place my seat farther back to achieve KOPS, making my reach a little longer. Somehow it works out beautifully so far (I haven't gone on any rides longer than 15 miles though...so we'll see). I am prepared to swap out the 90mm stem for an 80mm if need be

Good luck and I'll look forward to seeing your new ride!

Also, the sales rep with which I was in contact was did not give any detailed feedback about how he thought the bike geometry would fit me--only that he thought it would work well. He didn't even ask about the dimensions of the bike I was currently riding. However, I believe he had motivation to sell me the bike too so I am not sure how forthright his opinion was. Ultimately, I was extremely diligent about adjusting the specs to exactly what I wanted and ended up somewhat lucky that the bike fits well

You need to adjust the front derailleur - if you're at the smaller ring in front and it rattles when you're on the smaller rings on the cassette, you move the gear shifter a click or two towards shifting to the larger ring in front. You can adjust the front derailleur two positions towards shifting in both directions, just do as if you were to shift, but don't go all the way.

Yeah, I figured the front derailleur chatter out

It kind of looks like this when I am in the small ring in front and start shifting to higher gears in back (although I have not been brave enough to keep shifting up in back on my 34 front ring after the chain touches the rear derailleur):