>>2062719
You need to return it and buy a medium. That’s the solution.

>>2062719
Just buy a new one.

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>be tiny
>buy size large

>>2062719
you probably belong on a small not a medium. There's nothing that will make a L work for you even slightly. Return it.

>>2062719
I would try reducing the stack instead. Dropbars above the seat level are incredibly uncomfortable for me because I can't make the reach in the more upright riding position. Generally speaking going up a frame size or hardly fitting into the larger frame size is usually a bad idea since cranks and handlebars will be too long too so returning it might be smarter than changing every part of your new bike.

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I can't return it. The only way to get money back is to sell it... But... That sounds like shit.

Why did they say this bike will be OK for 172-182?

>>2062747
They're allowing for weird body types not people who have no idea what they are doing. Contact their customer service and see if they'll do a swap, you might be surprised how little they care about rotating one slightly used bike into their demo fleet.

The reach doesn't look too unreasonable given your height. I would suggest playing with both fit/setup AND your riding technique. Have you used a drop bar bike before? Are you keeping a flat lower back. Are the balls of your feet over the pedal axle. What about the tilt of your bars?

>>2062749
Bruh the effective top tube is almost 59cm. There's no way this bike is going to work for a short person.

>>2062750
Lol, why 178 is short?

>>2062752
I don't write the sizing conventions anon
You're on the low end of medium and the high end of small and most people prefer to size down on frame and run a longer stem/wider bars if necessary

>>2062748
You should take this retarded post as a wake up call that you don’t know anything about bikes lol

>>2062761 was meant to reply to >>2062749

cease being a manlet simple as

>>2062749
Well, I have a few times on a horns, but this is first bike of my own.

And there is a problem with pedal axels. My knee is ahead of the pedal axle when the crank is at 3 o'clock

Lower back is flat... More or less.

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>>2062719
>be manlet
>178cm
>buys big boi size
>help anon my bike to big
>???

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>>2062774
It's strange, that 178 is a "manlet" for you, but I don't give a shit about it.

That's a size chart, and it says that my size is L. And my hight is exactly at the middle. That's why I bought it, not because I want to buy a "big bou size"

>>2062775
Ignore the shitposts brother, /n/ has been under some sort of low level raid for a month or so. The size you want is either S or M, and you want one or the other based on factors that you need to ride the bike to appreciate. There is no way you make yourself fit a large in any acceptable way.

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To be fair that sizing is weird as fuck

>>2062780
we can go ahead and call it objectively wrong

>>2062747
>company provides you an excel spreadsheet
>columns have different data types all over the place
your fault for trusting them

>>2062787
excel is not a database tryhard, it's a word processor with columns and rows

>>2062788
>spreadsheet program isn't for spreadsheets
Junior DBAs, place this nigga in the hyperbolic transaction tesseract

>>2062788
Nah, you can do formulas anon.

OP, I hope you can return and get the right size... you have consumer rights, right?

>>2062820
>consumer rights
wtf is this communist shit lmao. you ever hear of a little something called "caveat emptor" ?

>>2062830
I refuse to be a good goy.

>>2062820
I can't. The only way is to sell it. I will do it, when it's going to be a spring time, but... Fuck, that sucks.

I will try 60mm stem anyway.

>>2062787
It's an excel sheet because the bikes of the L and M sizes are already sold. I can't send you a screenshot of a gOoD_dEsIgNeD shop page, cos there is only a "SOLD OUT" text, or XL size.

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Ok, what do you think of this one? The M size.

I am 178 hight, and going to ride long bike trips.

>>2062719
You bought completely the wrong size. Road bike fit requires precision. Don't skip reach and stack. Do all the measurments.

>>2062850
>I will try 60mm stem anyway.
Figure out where your hands should fucking be FIRST.

>>2062775
>It's strange, that 178 is a "manlet" for you, but I don't give a shit about it.
By performance road it is.

>>2062788
Whatever it is, it's wrong. Show them one of the other countries sizing charts, that's a little more reasonable when you beg for an exchange or swap.

>>2062853
the dude got one of those adventure gravel bikes with enduro tier stack and not a performance road bike

>>2062854
Exactly. So, should I adapt it, or there is no other options then sell it?

>>2062719
>I'm 178 centimeters tall, and I bought size L
Why? Look at the Effective top tube height, that's really long.

I'm 181cm and my bikes are usually either Large/53-54cm top tube length and it still feels like it's too large for me. I also apparently have weird proportions (shorter legs/long torso) which makes the exposed seatpost really short.

Try buying compact dropbars (short reach) or 0 offset seatpost.

Long story short, try out the bike before buying it.
>but I'm buying online
Try a bike with similar geometry from your LBS

>>2062858
>he thinks bike shops still exist outside of california

>>2062858
>Try buying compact dropbars (short reach) or 0 offset seatpost.
Do not buy shit until you know where the fuck your hands should be.

>>2062856
so what did you end up doing?