So I picked up a used Canyon Stoic in a large but by Canyons own charts I should have been near the top of the medium size. I'm 5'10.5" with 33" ish inseam. I feel like I need to add too much bar rise to get a comfortable pedaling position on level ground. Right now I have a 160 mm (+20 mm) fork (it was second hand and I'm going to drop down to +10 mm or back to 140 mm). This may be part of the issue since it has slackened the seat tube angle.
I have the seat all the way forward and the minimum bar rise to be comfortable is about 55 mm above head tube, although 75 mm feels about perfect pedaling. Granted, I think the 100mm head tube was probably too short for canyon to design. This additional needed rise was also the case when I had the stock 140 mm fork on.
The only thing I regret about the high rise is that on rocky black diamond downhill stuff I'd rather not have so much height over the front wheel. The current pictures show a 55mm total rise using spacers and a lower rise bar. Does anyone see any obvious signs that a smaller reach frame would allow me to drop the bar down without other drawbacks? With the added rise, I've effectively shortened the reach to a size medium anyway. The only thing I'm worried about is lower bars creating more weight on my wrists when pedaling on long flats. The bike is almost perfect but I'm not planning on switching bikes again for a long time so I'm trying to get it perfect now.
by Mean-Introduction970
3 Comments
Looks ok to me. You can always play around with different bars and stems to get it dialed, but the frame size looks ok. If the fit is not ideal on flat ground, but feels ok on the ups & downs, ask yourself: how much of your riding is actually on level ground? Ride it as is for a bit, and make tweaks as needed, based on your trails/riding style
You need to strengthen your core muscles and flexibility. The bike is approximately the right size.
At 5’10” you should 100% absolutely be on a large and not a medium. We made the same mistake with my wife on a medium as well at 5’10”
Return it and get the large. Don’t try to force it. Long rides will feel miserable