Ridley or Wilier - Cyclocross Magazine2024-03-28T23:12:31Zhttps://cowbell.cxmagazine.com/forum/topics/ridley-or-wilier?feed=yes&xn_auth=noEither bike would be great; y…tag:cowbell.cxmagazine.com,2013-07-26:1198434:Comment:1446212013-07-26T14:16:13.676ZTom Purcellhttps://cowbell.cxmagazine.com/profile/TomPurcell
<p>Either bike would be great; your best bet would be to try them. If you dig SRAM, they shop could just install Force all round. Go nuts, man!</p>
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<p>Either bike would be great; your best bet would be to try them. If you dig SRAM, they shop could just install Force all round. Go nuts, man!</p>
<p></p> The Ridley sizing is a bit st…tag:cowbell.cxmagazine.com,2013-07-25:1198434:Comment:1447582013-07-25T17:57:17.480ZEric Morganhttps://cowbell.cxmagazine.com/profile/EricMorgan
<p>The Ridley sizing is a bit strange but if they say to go with a 52 go with that size and expect to run a stem that is 1cm or 2cm longer than you typically would. There bikes have a high bb and shorter top tube and they expect a loner stem to make the geometry work. People often complain about the geometry but I think the issue is often that people get them to large. </p>
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<p>As others noted these are not like some of the modern cross bikes with a low bb. They are meant for cross…</p>
<p>The Ridley sizing is a bit strange but if they say to go with a 52 go with that size and expect to run a stem that is 1cm or 2cm longer than you typically would. There bikes have a high bb and shorter top tube and they expect a loner stem to make the geometry work. People often complain about the geometry but I think the issue is often that people get them to large. </p>
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<p>As others noted these are not like some of the modern cross bikes with a low bb. They are meant for cross racing and handle differently than a road bike. Once you are used to it it feels pretty normal. </p>
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<p>Eric</p> You're "probably" a 52, but m…tag:cowbell.cxmagazine.com,2013-07-25:1198434:Comment:1446992013-07-25T17:40:23.492ZMarc Jhttps://cowbell.cxmagazine.com/profile/MarcJoanisse
<p>You're "probably" a 52, but maybe a 54. I ride a 56 road and I'm just shy of 6 ft (somewhere between 5'11" and 6), and have a 52 cm Ridley.</p>
<p>The general rule (not 100%) for cross is to go one size smaller, i.e. a 54 cm if you ride a 56 road. But Ridley sizing is weird - they are unusually high for the measurement size. I gather it's because they have a higher bottom bracket or something? In any case a 52 will have a virtual top tube length that is about the right fit if you ride a 56…</p>
<p>You're "probably" a 52, but maybe a 54. I ride a 56 road and I'm just shy of 6 ft (somewhere between 5'11" and 6), and have a 52 cm Ridley.</p>
<p>The general rule (not 100%) for cross is to go one size smaller, i.e. a 54 cm if you ride a 56 road. But Ridley sizing is weird - they are unusually high for the measurement size. I gather it's because they have a higher bottom bracket or something? In any case a 52 will have a virtual top tube length that is about the right fit if you ride a 56 cm road bike. But check the geometry table to be sure, you do want that reach to be fairly close. Don't worry about standover/top tube height.</p>
<p>You might find that the ride on the Wilier is more road bike-y. The Ridley geometry (at least on my 2008 Crossbow) is very cross specific, so you're much more upright. That is good for technical courses, less good for flatter courses and gravel racing.</p>