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Seamstress
Not looking to open a can of worms here but here it goes.
So I’m looking to go back to a dual suspension as my current and only ride is a rigid steel hard tail so old school geometry, my last dual suspension was a medium 2018 Giant Anthem 29er. I am now looking for more of trail bike a 29er 130-140mm like a trance or a stumpy not new, probably around 2018 to 2020.
If I look at reach and compare it to my old anthem it puts me onto a large for some brands, now I’m only 173cm tall. My anthem had a reach of 437mm with a 73.5 degree seat angle, to make it comfortable I had to change the factory 70mm stem out for a 90mm, so I guess I’m not an out of the box type of guy. I really prefer the in the bike feel then on the bike if that makes sense.
So with a steeper seat tube angle, should I be looking at something with similar or longer reach?
So I’m looking to go back to a dual suspension as my current and only ride is a rigid steel hard tail so old school geometry, my last dual suspension was a medium 2018 Giant Anthem 29er. I am now looking for more of trail bike a 29er 130-140mm like a trance or a stumpy not new, probably around 2018 to 2020.
If I look at reach and compare it to my old anthem it puts me onto a large for some brands, now I’m only 173cm tall. My anthem had a reach of 437mm with a 73.5 degree seat angle, to make it comfortable I had to change the factory 70mm stem out for a 90mm, so I guess I’m not an out of the box type of guy. I really prefer the in the bike feel then on the bike if that makes sense.
So with a steeper seat tube angle, should I be looking at something with similar or longer reach?