Originally Posted by exas
quick question. what is the "right size" for a road bike frame. for your bike you have barely any seatpost showing which means the toptube is pretty much rubbing against your pants when you stand over it. but on some other road bikes the seat post is very long, so are they fitted properly or not?
No, in both cases thay are not. On a standard diamond frame you want about 1" of clearance when you stand over the frame. That not 1" until it hits your jeans...its one inch to flesh. In genral there should be about 4" of seatpost showing when adjusted properly. Obviously if an individual has odd body proportions you may to need to sacrifice frame size for top tube length.