Hello everyone!
I'm currently looking to buy my first gravel bike, because I really enjoyed doing some bike daytrips with my cheap roadbike last year and would love to go on some longer rides now. I'm looking for some good deals on second hand market and found this Rondo Ruut Al2 for ~900€ in good condition, but I'm not quite sure if this frame size is too small for me.
This bike is size M and I'm 180cm with 85cm stride length. On the Rondo site size M is ranged from 172-180cm and L from 179-187cm.
Do you think I should keep looking for another good deal or does it look fine? I only managed to do a short testing and the bike felt fine, but it's the first gravel bike I tested.
Thanks in advance!!
by atze-t
13 Comments
Doesn’t look crazy small, I think this could work well with a longer stem
I’d say a size bigger. I have a bike proportionally similar to this that works with a longer stem but I think it’d be far more comfortable a size up.
Looks OK to me, but I think it also depends on the type of riding you do. If mostly tarmac and easy gravel roads, you might size up. If you do any trail riding, I’d stay on the smaller side.
I find it difficult to respond to someone who blurs their face.
I think it looks good. I’m 182 and on an L 56cm frame on my new gravel bike.
On the road for the last 20 years it’s been 57cm Bianchi’s and I have to say the smaller bike actually feels better. I think I’ve been riding very slightly too big bikes all these years.
This looks pretty decent. A larger frame also creates a longer reach to the handle bar. And legs should not be overstretched. For me this looks OK.
I’m 180cm and I recently got a size L gravel bike
Perfect size no cap
No — this is perfect. Do not size up unless you want to buy a shorter stem a month or two from now.
I don’t know for the fit, but I think I recognise this city. Check the Gravel Club if you’re interested they do group rides even for the less sporty like me. And it’s a really nice bunch of people. I did my first 50km with them. Sadly that also the only time I managed to get to a ride
In Berlin it won’t be yours for a long time anyway
I’m 176cm riding a 56
You’re on that cusp between sizes, and the conventional wisdom is to always choose the smaller size. You can always use a longer, or higher stem to compensate on a smaller frame, but there’s a limit to how much shorter a stem you can use on a larger frame without making the steering excessively twitchy.