Need A Longer Feel

[sUm]

Hello well first of all, I don't mean for this thread to be a "please choose a frame for me thread", but I do need some advice. I'm currently riding a Planet X Tibo (1050 wb, 390 stays, +20 bb) and at 6'3 I'm starting to feel quite cramped on it. Basically what I'd like to know is whether a frame like an Adamant A1 at 1095 wb would actually feel longer than the Tibo. Clearly there is a 45mm difference in wheelbase plus the much shorter stays, but I'm worried that the higher bottom bracket will cancel out any added "reach". Or would putting a high -rise stem on the A1 fix that?

Now, I am for the most part a gap/tap/sidehop kind of rider (albeit not very good), so I doubt that the higher bottom bracket would bother me in terms of riding style. Ideally I would have liked to get something like an Onza Limey for its long wheelbase and low'ish bb, but it's a little out of my price range.

So my question for you is would a long wheelbase/ high bb bike actually feel any longer or is there an alternative route I should take to get some extra reach? Thanks for any help.

[Shaun H]

Ideally I would have liked to get something like an Onza Limey for its long wheelbase and low'ish bb, but it's a little out of my price range.

Just do it

As long as you run the corresponding high-rise long length stem an Adamant or whatever should feel a little longer but obviously the bb rise does go some way to cancelling out this effect.

[trialsalot]

hey dude.i went from a ta26(1020wb) to a raven 5(think 1090 an +10) and it made loads of the big ups easier.from the 5 i went to an adamant a1 and i bloody love it!with the +55 it does feel so flickable.takes a while to get used too bit once you are,its the shit!!

id take the plunge for a longer frame.ive stil got my 5 frame if you stuck for money.on the other hand you ccould always try a longer stem,i dunno.

craig

[Janson]

Coustelliers are among the absolutely best riding frames ever I reckon. Quite long but still not a barge, no BB rise makes it very stable, but still easy on the back wheel due to short chainstays.

The bad thing about them is the downtube, as it dents quite easily. I dented mine pretty badly the other day, but I've owned it for almost two years now. They're very solid frames, and VERY stiff.

The Limey I tried felt quite similar to my Coust, seemed like it was a bit longer, might have been due to a longer stem.

[ScotchDave]

Right, measure from your bb to the top of your headtube, this is the reach measurement. This determines how "long" the frame feels, use it to compare frames.