Road bike size

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Tope tube length can be sorted out by using different length stems' date=' hanlebars with different reaches and seatposts with different setback. Saddles also come in different legths which also help with the amount of forward and backward adjustment.

 

There is no frame on the market that will suit a person 100% even if you buy according to top tube length.

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I agree 100% with your second statement.

 

As far as the first is concerned, you really need to take both leg length and torso length into consideration when selecting frame size.

 

I used to ride a 59cm top tube Merida, sized according to my 94cm inseam. Even with a 10cm stem, inline seatpost and Arione saddle pushed as far forward as it would go it still felt like I was stretching for the bars.

My new bike is slightly smaller, as a compromise for my short upper body, and already, with what little () riding I've managed so far, it feels more comfortable.