As someone that prefers longer chain stays than pretty much every current spec, I wish you'd reconsider. Chainstay lengths still haven't caught up proportionately to the new long front centers created by slack head angles and lengthened reaches. From my calcs and hands on experience, ~445mm is now appropriate on a medium (larges and XL should be at least 10mm and 20mm longer), and that leaves plenty of room for 29" rear wheel and a straight seat tube...
Jan. 20, 2023, 3:02 p.m. - ohio
As someone that prefers longer chain stays than pretty much every current spec, I wish you'd reconsider. Chainstay lengths still haven't caught up proportionately to the new long front centers created by slack head angles and lengthened reaches. From my calcs and hands on experience, ~445mm is now appropriate on a medium (larges and XL should be at least 10mm and 20mm longer), and that leaves plenty of room for 29" rear wheel and a straight seat tube...