I went to a bike fitter. \[I’ve included a picture of my body measurements\]([https://i.imgur.com/D93Ix65.png](https://i.imgur.com/D93Ix65.png)) , and it’s clear to me that I have a long torso and short legs (that’s what he said, among other things…overweight, poor flexibility, man it felt like a roast, but I know it’s all important). Therefore, it seems like I would do good with the top tube length and reach of a large sized bike (breezer radar, for example) combined with the seat tube length of a smaller bike. I currently ride trails and enduro on a Ragley mmmbop in large and a 19 inch xc frame from BikesDirect with bikepacking parts on it (Gravity HD Trail 29 frame, Surly Ogre fork). I find the Ragley fine since, even though it’s a little tall, I can adjust height on the fly with the dropper. The 19inch XC frame bikepacking rig, on the other hand, feels a little stretched, and I find myself running the shortest stem possible on it, even with my swept back \[crazy bars\]([https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2196/9775/files/convert\_32-2.jpg?v=1610408779](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2196/9775/files/convert_32-2.jpg?v=1610408779)) .
I’m getting a custom bike frame from Marino since it costs about as much as a new frame, maybe even a little less. \[I’ve included a picture of our bike design so far.\]([https://i.imgur.com/Xfu7SaB.jpg](https://i.imgur.com/Xfu7SaB.jpg))
Let me know if it looks “good,” I know this stuff is subjective but I tried to combine multiple geometries of bikes I like in the different sizes (medium seat tube, large top tube). I just don’t want to design a bike and then have it be really weird to ride because I didn’t know what I was doing. I’m 5’10” with an 80 cm inseam, as the body measurement pic says.
Thanks for any help!
by Malfatto