Hello, I'm 175cm bare foot, too. And I have 82cm inseam, 68kg weight. I wonder if a medium is too large for me?
Because I happened to demo a 475mm reach YT jeffsy 2024 and find it is hard to maneuver, I feel the front wheel is way too far away from me. I struggled to lift the front wheel, cannot do a bunny hop on it (though the bike's owner showed me how). But I think a longer bike might be safer? Longer wheelbase is stable and prevents me from going over the bar. I come from a Giant Trance 2017 which has 435 reach, 60mm stem and 610mm ETT, front center is 725mm. If I get it correctly, a medium Spectral with 40mm stem will have almost the same seated cockpit space with my old bike, but the front center will be definitly much longer. Also, I find you and Canyon's Pro rider, Braydon, are both on size small. I admired you guys' skill and style. So small might be a better choice?
Personally I usually ride natural trail with small jumps and drops, don't ride very chunky and super steep stuffs. Base on this information and your experience, could you give me some sizing advice? Canyon's recomendation is M or S both work...
March 25, 2024, 11:21 p.m. - le zhao
Hello, I'm 175cm bare foot, too. And I have 82cm inseam, 68kg weight. I wonder if a medium is too large for me? Because I happened to demo a 475mm reach YT jeffsy 2024 and find it is hard to maneuver, I feel the front wheel is way too far away from me. I struggled to lift the front wheel, cannot do a bunny hop on it (though the bike's owner showed me how). But I think a longer bike might be safer? Longer wheelbase is stable and prevents me from going over the bar. I come from a Giant Trance 2017 which has 435 reach, 60mm stem and 610mm ETT, front center is 725mm. If I get it correctly, a medium Spectral with 40mm stem will have almost the same seated cockpit space with my old bike, but the front center will be definitly much longer. Also, I find you and Canyon's Pro rider, Braydon, are both on size small. I admired you guys' skill and style. So small might be a better choice? Personally I usually ride natural trail with small jumps and drops, don't ride very chunky and super steep stuffs. Base on this information and your experience, could you give me some sizing advice? Canyon's recomendation is M or S both work...