Short reach road bikes, buyers guide.

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    Mikey-simmo

    I’m blessed with long legs, long compared to the rest of me but the overall package is still limited.   I’m looking for a new bike for this year and currently I’m on a 54, which was the size of the previous bike.  However while looking for my wife’s next bike Ive discovered I should be on something small due to a short torso. What are my options?  I ride sportives and weekly riding is in and around Yorkshire Dales. 

    Each shop I try usually does the folowing, 

    don’t have a 52cm so they ‘make’ the 54cm fit.  Offering shorter stems shoving the seat forward to the max.  Its like theyre trying to sell me a bike.

    What options should I be looking at?

    Looking for the trek Domane but numbers are limited (eg 1 in europe) 

    Cannondale 51 was as long as my 54 focus,  What else should I be trying to find?

    Thanks

    Mike

     

     

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