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Old 09-15-11, 08:10 PM
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mandopickr
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Okay,, my take it a little different. I'm less concerned with stand over height, since its not a position on the bike (provided of course, that you can keep the bike upright when you're stopped).

My three concerns are top tube length so I can get in position with a somewhat flat back when in the drops. I also believe you can modify this with different length stems, but if you are a climber, you don't want the top tube so short you get too far out in front (a problem I had with a compact frame that I otherwised loved). If you have to go to more than a 115 stem, it may be that the top tube is too short for your body.

The other two are the most important, first being the correct saddle height. The final is to get the fore/aft position of the saddle correct. I'm somewhat old school, so I like having the lower front of the knee cap directly over the spindle when my pedal is a the bottom.
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