Timeline for 50cm road bike for 5'8 height
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| Sep 13, 2020 at 14:39 | comment | added | Argenti Apparatus | @Michael A long stem will adjust reach, but there are other issues: the seatpost may not be long enough and toe-front wheel interference may be excessive due to too-short wheelbase | |
| Sep 13, 2020 at 8:16 | comment | added | Michael | With a long stem it could work. A 140mm stem adds 5cm of reach compared to a default 90mm stem. That’s like going from a size XS to M. If the frame has a lot of reach to begin with it can work just fine. | |
| Sep 13, 2020 at 8:13 | comment | added | Michael | @Joe: 50cm frame height can easily be the right size for a 165cm woman. That’s not a child. | |
| Sep 11, 2020 at 22:43 | comment | added | Joe | This, definitely. 50cm is a child's bike - my seven year old rides that. Can't imagine riding it as a road bike as an adult (as opposed to a trick, BMX bike). | |
| Sep 11, 2020 at 14:00 | comment | added | Andrew Henle | A frame that is much too small will be a pain to ride. Literally. | |
| Sep 11, 2020 at 12:23 | history | answered | Argenti Apparatus | CC BY-SA 4.0 |