Mine is pretty level and tall on my cyclocross frame. I had to lean the bike way over to get on. Then I noticed some months ago (I'm 71) I had to chase my foot around the bedroom to put a sock on. So I started doing quad and hamstring stretches. Once a day, one rep for 30 seconds. That's per a pt expert who's books I read. Now I can just swing the foot over.

It's all in how one accommodates the aging thing. I prefer to keep as much functionality as possible rather than change the equipment until there's no other option.

Al