Originally Posted by
Calder Benson
You must be tall to need a larger frame than a 23". A guy at one of the LBS's I went to says the starting point for a 23" in his opinion was about 6'4" with an average leg length / torso ratio.
I have an older Mongoose 450 hybrid that is a 23". The only way I cab make it usable was to put drop bars on it. The drop bars stretched out the top tube a bit. Being 6'6" I can extend the seat tube way up, but it not visually pleasing to me.
Trek also makes a 25" hybrid in their FX lineup, but of course it is aluminum.
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