Originally Posted by
antiguru
YEah you should definitely test ride all of them, and keep in mind that you can change up the fit quite a bit to be more or less forgiving.
I'm 6'3" with fairly long legs and have been test riding 58 cm bikes. One shop took the time to fully fit the bikes before I road them (the 2.1, madone and GF). The caad shop didn't do that but I didn't ask either. Is there any theory or wisdom to riding a smaller bike to get a more relaxed fit? For example a 56 instead of a 58 or would that put the seat too high in relation to the bike? What about going to a 60 for a lower seat height but that would also stretch out the top.