New Bike Search: Thoughts on the Jamis Satellite Sport

[MuttNut]

+1 for Brooks saddles AND Jamis bikes. I'm built a bit like you- long legs and no torso and my Jamis Quest (same geometry as the Satelllite) fits me perfectly. I'm training to do a century on it and as the miles inch up I've experienced no discomfort (besides the usual "wow that was a long bike ride" aches). Of course you should test ride anything, but I think the Jamis bikes are well worth a look. Good luck!

[badgercat]

+1 for Brooks saddles AND Jamis bikes. I'm built a bit like you- long legs and no torso and my Jamis Quest (same geometry as the Satelllite) fits me perfectly. I'm training to do a century on it and as the miles inch up I've experienced no discomfort (besides the usual "wow that was a long bike ride" aches). Of course you should test ride anything, but I think the Jamis bikes are well worth a look. Good luck!

Do you have the Femme model? I ask because I'm considering getting a Quest Femme this year as my first non-vintage-non-craigslist roadbike (I started a thread about it a while back). I haven't ridden a Femme yet but I rode the 51cm "men's" model and it was a bit too long for me in the top tube--I'm a little on the leggy side, but not super disproportionate. I considered the Satellites (which, as you've pointed out, have the same geometry), but I'll have a bit of a windfall from my summer job and I think I'm just going to go all in on the better components.

Juliegoddess, I'll be keeping an eye on this thread to see what you end up with... have fun with your search!

[Juliegoddess]

Thanks Badger! I LOVE your avatar, BTW...that is SO cool!! ha!

I am going to try out the Jamis on Wednesday. I will be trying both the Femme and men's model, to see which will work. I bet I will end up on the women's. I just don't want too long of a reach...then the saddle issues will come into play, I think. I may be much heavier (215 pounds) than the average "athletic female" on a bike, but I still have the typical female long-legs-short-torso thing going on!

But hey, by the end of the riding season this year, I highly doubt I will still be at 215...I'm looking at most likely 190 or less. Ohhhh I can't wait....!