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Hi All,

I have chance to buy either of a small 08 Noah or Helium (at same price).
I'm 5'10" to 5'11" and thought my size in Ridley would be medium but wondering if small should be OK?
Also which would be the better "all rounder" (rather than being specific to one aspect at expense of others and/or comfort?
Appreciate any feedback as I'll have to make a quick decision.

 

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Went for the Helium

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=330260279680

 

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Got my S helium and whilst I'm yet to build it up one thing I noticed is that the BB to seat rail measurement seems to be almost exact to my current setup without cutting the seat mast. It will probably come down 5-10mm once I measure more carefully but at this stage can at least say i would not want the frame any smaller.

 

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If someone rides a 73cm saddle height, measured from the center of the BB to the middle of saddle, what size would that place them in??

You're above a small - I'm 70.5 with just 10mm cut from seat mast. So would need saddle clamp above the uncut mast to get 73..

Going by this I'm closer to M but happy with S
http://www.ridley-bikes.com/size-chart.php

 

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Sure. I guess Top Tube is what needs to be clarrified.

Edit: Bar drop might be getting extreme with that rail height on an S unless the stem is stacked/raised too.