Position on my bike; opinions?

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    filipw1990

    Hey,

    I am new here so: Hello 

    2 months ago I bought road bike, unfortunately frame is too big. I am around 5’8 ( 174cm) with 82cm inseam + 2cm in road shoes with cleats. Bike I bought it is Kross Vento 2.0 L, it means 574mm Top Tube ( Yes, I know…), 391mm Reach and 195mm Headtube. I did not have any experience and in shop bike felt quite nice, so I decide to buy it, especially that price was good. I do not want to buy new bike/ frame, maybe at end of next season to be 100% sure that I know what I need.

    https://image.ibb.co/giFu2U/5.png

    Setup on photo:

    – Seatpost without offset; -20mm
    – Stem; PRO LT 80mm -17 Degree, without spacers
    – Handlebar; PRO LT 70mm Reach and 123mm drop

    I tried also 60mm -6 degree stem, it was quite OK but I felt that little “too short”. 80mm -6 degree was also nice, but I decided to went little lower, so I bought -17 degree version.

    It is hard for me understand one thing: in theory bike is too big, in practice I think it is not so bad. What do you think about my position? 

    As I wrote above, I do not have any experience in Road Bikes ( 4 years on MTB) so it is hard for me to judge my position.

    PS: If I made mistakes, sorry, I am still learning 

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    vonhelmet

    I’m a touch shorter than you.

    I’m a touch shorter than you. My best bike has a 543mm top tube and 11cm stem. So it sounds like our reaches are about the same, give or take a bit depending on spacers and stem angles. Handling may suffer a bit with a shorter stem. How wide are the bars? If the frame is big, then presumably your saddle is quite low so you’ll be more upright given the tall headtube. Position is quite upright, but not terribly so. Are you uncomfortable on the bike or just worried you’re not in the best position?

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    pnm

    If you bought this bike from

    If you bought this bike from a “proper” bike store I would seriously go back and ask if they can assist. A good bike shop should offer good aftersales service. 

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