u/constpetrov

I have to choose a new bicycle.
As per advice from Jan Heine I would like to start from te tire width.
I live and ride in The Netherlands, and here most of the times roads are very well made.
I’d like to be able to ride in France and in UK also, though.
I see that many modern bikes can take 32-34 mm tires, and some (Endurace and Domane for example) can take up to 38mm.

Question is — will I benefit from this wider tires (38) or 32-34 is perfectly fine?

I’ve finished 400km BRM last month on my old 25mm tires. It was manageable but I’d like more cushioning.

This was my first 400km ride, and my first ride without sleeping through the night.

The start was at 8 pm. From the start the group was going quite fast, and we were cutting through the headwind together. After first control point we've turned to the north, and the wind wasn't bothering us for quite some time.

When the night came, in the dunes around Den Helder the sidewind became so strong and punchy that it was hard to cycle straight. But, in Den Helder we turned east and got a strong tailwind.

After a short stop at McDonalds we were flying with the wind for an hour or two. Then, I've got away from the group (it is easier for me to ride continuously, almost without stops) and was cycling alone for an hour or two.
Eventually, after Enkhuizen I had to turn west, and got very strong headwind (5bft). Group caught me after 30 minutes of that.

We've ridden to Horn, and there I've got dropped by them (a bit later, around Edam).
All the later kilometers I was alone. Sometimes I was overtaken by other riders.
After 15 hours it was very hard for me to eat any more sweet food, and my legs felt very weak. Last two hours I was struggling to push above 20 km/h.
Got mild saddle sore, and mild nerve tingling in my palms (gone after a couple of days).
Finished in 18:08, I was hoping for better time, but it doesn't matter that much.
Nice that I didn't want to sleep at all, it was not a problem. So now I know that about myself — 40 hours without sleep is fine.

Got a bike fit a month ago, and got a recommendation to have a bike frame with reach around 380 and stack around 620. It seems that I have long legs and shorter torso.

As an example of such a frame — Trek Domane.
I’d appreciate if anyone can suggest other examples of short tall frames that are available off the shelf (or bikes, that is fine too)? Not that I am against Domane, I just looking for options.

I’ve checked geometry geeks, mostly they give gravel bikes, and some errors. And Domane, yes.