SP-M016 - Size

[zeecue]

Hello

Firstly Thanks for all the help you all gave me when deciding on my Carbonda frame and components - ended up being a really nice bike.
Now my girlfriend have tried my bike a few times and would like to build her own, but she likes hardtails more than fully.
So we have looked at the SPCycle SP-M016 frame, where the sellers recommend a 17" for her(she is 169cm tall) but looking at the numbers of her current bike(Giant Liv Tempt E+ 2 medium)and my carbonda FM-1002 large, we are leaning most towards the large with a short stem as the stem on her current bike is like 70mm.
Looking forward for your feedback and replies.

[bxcc]

My daughter is about the same height and her 17 inch M016 with a 45mm stem is a great fit. Fit can be personal preference but I think the 17 inch would be the right choice.

[zeecue]

Thanks for the response. Always good with a second opinion.

I can get a good price on a complete Shimano M8100 groupset, but the M8100 has a 52mm chainline, and with 32T it might not fit the frame.

[bxcc]

I'd opt for the 8120 crankset with the 55mm chainline if you can. I don't see the 52mm version fitting with a 32t ring.

I found a deal on a SLX 7130 crankset with the 56.5 mm chainline that I'm going to try once I swap some parts around between bikes. I'll post up the results once it's installed, it will be another month or so though.

[grinchy]

I put a long armed, long legged, short torsoed 5'9" on the 17" (medium). Note that the seat angle is not super steep, so the Effective top tube is a bit longer.

I am running the max shortest stem widely available for this rider as well, 30mm.