Good day all, got myself an old MTB last summer as part of a get fit effort and now reckon If I'm going to spend time doing this more seriously then I need to look at a proper road bike. I like old stuff so it'll have to be retro and therefore secondhand. So, I need to know what size to look for in the first instance. I've looked at some of the common charts ( quoted here ) and as 5' 11" with a 33" inside leg it looks like a 58cm frame size. My question is, given that I'm not going to be doing any racing, and I won't see the other side of 50 again, should I be looking at a more upright stance which I have seen in certain posts would be better with a slightly bigger frame size ?
Or doesn't it really matter that much and I should just get on with looking for 58cm frames ?
Thank you for your patience, I'm a complete novice.
Or doesn't it really matter that much and I should just get on with looking for 58cm frames ?
Thank you for your patience, I'm a complete novice.