Originally Posted by
Bill Kapaun
"I only have one 58 cm bike, and I don't mind riding it all, but my 56 cm is a better fit. The 58 cm doesn't cause any problems... basically I try to get the largest bike I can stand over, and the 58 cm bike I cannot* quite put my heel down barefoot over."
I'm somewhat like that too. I do all my riding on city streets and it seems every inch higher I sit gives me much better visibility to see over cars etc. I basically have zero clearance for stand over, but I've gotten in the habit of kind of "falling over" to my down side foot when I stop.
Bill, is there any reason why we shouldn't be riding bikes this size? I have a long torso, so the bike itself feels great. What are the downsides in a handling a "too big" bike, do you think?