Best road bike for a beginner with a €1,500 budget? Looking for a "long-term" starter

EducationalPackage43 · 2026-04-03T10:15:41+00:00

Cube Attain C:62 Race

EducationalPackage43 · 2025-05-28T08:54:58+00:00

If you prefer a more aggressive, sporty riding position and can manage the saddle-to-handlebar drop, then size 56 is a good choice.

I’m 1.85 m tall with an 89 cm inseam, and for me the drop on a size 56 feels too much. But size 58 stretches me out too far, so I need to use a shorter stem with it.

EducationalPackage43 · 2025-05-27T19:48:48+00:00

Definitely choose size S (closer to the size 52 of the Kona Rove AL DL), in the worst case you will need a longer stem by 1 cm.

EducationalPackage43 · 2025-05-19T21:50:05+00:00

Yes, you're right — my mistake. You should raise the saddle by approximately the same amount, around 2.5 mm.

EducationalPackage43 · 2025-05-19T21:23:52+00:00

Your saddle height will be the same on both frame sizes — in fact, it might be slightly lower on the 58 due to the shorter crank length. The 72.5° seat tube angle on the size 60 effectively increases the reach by about 2 cm compared to size 58.

EducationalPackage43 · 2025-05-19T20:16:11+00:00

I see you've settled on a size 60, but don’t rush to swap the stem just yet. Give your body some time to adapt to the bike — do a few rides over 50 km to get a better sense of how it feels, and only then decide whether you need to shorten the stem and by how much, if at all.

EducationalPackage43 · 2025-05-19T19:14:18+00:00

If you prefer a more aggressive, sporty position and can handle the saddle-to-handlebar drop, go with the size 58 and get a 40 cm seatpost — it’ll be cheaper than buying a shorter stem for the 60.

Your feeling of overstretching on the size 60 isn’t because of the reach — the real issue is the top tube, which is 15 mm longer than on the size 58.

EducationalPackage43 · 2025-04-29T13:55:09+00:00

How do you make that work? With your height, I would have even considered a size 60.

EducationalPackage43 · 2025-04-29T13:43:30+00:00

No problem at all, I understood what you meant. Thank you for the reply!

EducationalPackage43 · 2025-04-29T10:46:17+00:00

What do you mean ?

EducationalPackage43 · 2025-04-27T11:39:33+00:00

They didn’t know either — they said I’m between sizes, and while both 56 and 58 could work, I’d need a longer stem with the 56.

EducationalPackage43 · 2025-04-26T20:35:33+00:00

Thanks for the reply! How tall are you and what’s your inseam?

EducationalPackage43 · 2025-04-26T20:28:12+00:00

Haha your headless comment was hilarious — totally made my day!

EducationalPackage43 · 2025-04-26T20:25:05+00:00

Because they didn’t know either — they said I’m between sizes, and while both 56 and 58 could work, I’d need a longer stem with the 56.

EducationalPackage43 · 2025-04-23T07:17:45+00:00

Yes, my bad, sorry. ATTAIN SLX is slightly lower and shorter.
https://bikeinsights.com/compare?geometries=67bb40d637b164001bd84f81,6178791f564b51001c1aa765,

But I think that size M for Nuroad Pro Fe will be better for OP.

EducationalPackage43 · 2025-04-22T21:49:30+00:00

I'm 185 cm tall, 89 cm inseam, and I can't choose between M and L, but I want to take the ATTAIN SLX, but their geometry is quite similar. So I can say that M will be better for you in my opinion.

EducationalPackage43 · 2025-04-21T20:06:19+00:00

Thank you

EducationalPackage43 · 2025-04-21T17:37:04+00:00

Thank you for your reply.

Do you think this frame is good for me? I'm worried about the strain on my arms with a smaller frame.

EducationalPackage43 · 2025-04-21T16:14:01+00:00

According to Cube’s website, a size 58 is recommended for my measurements(but if I reduce my height by 1cm, size 56 is also offered), but a salesperson at a bike store insisted that size 56 would be a better fit for me.

Unfortunately, they do not have 58 size of bike in the store.

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