Madone 6.5 WSD

[smilingcat]

Beautiful bike. And a aero shaped seat post/mast. Bit envious.

Many happy miles (collect them preems, collect them ALL )
smilingcat

[Mr. SR500]

You can flip the Bontrager stem either way (it's a beauty). But I would hold off on cutting your steerer until you have your fitting, until then you can simply stack spacers on top of the stem. I think you need to at least use one spacer (2.5 mm), but that with a 17 degree stem (may need a different stem) flipped down sill give you the most seat to bar drop. The top of the headtube on the new Madones is 30 mm higher then previous models, unless you go with the "Pro", but I'm not sure if you can get a Pro in a WSD. A smaller frame can also give you some more drop, but you made need the taller seat post cap and a longer stem.

P.S. Why not get the fit on the Madone rather then your current bike?

[equus123]

You can flip the Bontrager stem either way (it's a beauty). But I would hold off on cutting your steerer until you have your fitting, until then you can simply stack spacers on top of the stem. I think you need to at least use one spacer (2.5 mm), but that with a 17 degree stem (may need a different stem) flipped down sill give you the most seat to bar drop. The top of the headtube on the new Madones is 30 mm higher then previous models, unless you go with the "Pro", but I'm not sure if you can get a Pro in a WSD. A smaller frame can also give you some more drop, but you made need the taller seat post cap and a longer stem.

P.S. Why not get the fit on the Madone rather then your current bike?

Thank you for all of that advice. I was definitely going to wait in cutting the steerer tube.

I'm going to wait to fit the Madone because I just figured it would be easier to dial in on my current fit that I've had for the past year on my other bike. But now that I think about it more, I guess it really doesn't make too much of a difference? I just went back and re-read the email I got back from our team's coach (who's going to be doing the fitting) and he suggested waiting to fit the new bike so we know bar, stem, etc. to build on the new one. But the more I think about it, it wouldn't really matter because the geometries are so different, it wouldn't be possible to use the exact same stem or whatever between both bikes. Right?

Hmmmmm.......

[Mr. SR500]

If it were me, I would try and get the Madone close (at least you should be able to pull the seat height and fore/aft off your old bike). That way you can ride it and be ready when the fitter dials you in. I'm assuming the Madone will be your main bike, so makes sense to fit you on that.

Also depends on how the fitter fits you, fit kit, Compu-trainer, experience, etc... To get the best fit you really should be on the bike you'll be riding. Stems, reach, bars, are the last adjustment usually made (assuming the bike is the correct size), so you can dial in whatever you like. While a lower position will likely me more aero, a slight rise may make you more comfortable and efficient - thus faster. Depends on type of riding and style.

Enjoy the bike, Kim has so much studying to do, she wouldn't have time to ride even if her bike did show up early.

[silver]

Oh My!!! that bike is a beauty! Sexy and sleek!!!!!! enjoy!!!!!

MrSR..which one is SR500 getting?

[Mr. SR500]

Oh My!!! that bike is a beauty! Sexy and sleek!!!!!! enjoy!!!!!

MrSR..which one is SR500 getting?

5.1, looking like April now

[Triskeliongirl]

I hesitated saying this, but I thought I'd throw it out while the bike is still new and could be exchanged. Could it be that the bike you ordered is a size too large for you? You spent a lot of money for that bike, and it is still brand new so it seems to me the shop that sold it to you should be willing to work with you on it. The way our shops here work, is that the fit is performed first, and then matches are made to bikes that are likely to fit the best. As MRSR mentioned, as long as you can get your saddle high enough on the smaller frame, and could tolerate a stem 7 mm longer (diff in tt length corrected for sta) perhaps the 50 cm would be better. All I worry though is whether the 50 may have toe clip overlap based on the published tt length, and the handling may be slightly different as there is a slight diff in trail (5.9 vs 6.1) although if it were me I would find 6.1 too stable and prefer 5.9. A lot to consider. I second being fit to the madonne first. I find my fit is not the same on bikes with diff geometries, since balance over the bike is key, and how to best achieve that can vary with diff. frame geometries.