Joined: Jan 2009
Posts: 44,128
Likes: 6,348
From: New York, NY, and High Falls, NY, USA
Bikes: 1962 Rudge Sports, 1971 Raleigh Super Course, 1971 Raleigh Pro Track, 1974 Raleigh International, 1975 Viscount Fixie, 1982 McLean, 1996 Lemond (Ti), 2002 Burley Zydeco tandem
I have a Surly Cross Check with a 58 cm seat tube. It was a deal I couldn't resist. It hits my pubic bone when I straddle it. I had to put on a very short stem to have a comfortable reach for me. Now, the bike works very well for me, and I feel perfectly safe. Others wouldn't feel the same way.
I have several other bikes, all smaller. My smallest bike is a 1971 Raleigh Super Course and has a 54 cm seat tube. I found I couldn't get comfortable on it with drop bars because the stem height was so low. I put on riser bars, and that was good. I currently have no-rise/no-drop bars, and that's good, too.
So sometimes, a few changes in equipment can compensate.
This is NOT to say you can or should do the same. There's a chance you can't do it with this bike.