How do you people out there on townie/city/comfort bikes size your frame compared to what you would ride in a track or road type configuration?
I realize most of you probably just slapped your townies together with whatever was cheap or available, but by now some of you must have put some real thought into this.

I'm building up a town type bike with swept back bars and am struggling with deciding on frame size/stem height/bar size configuration. I haven't ridden anything "comfort oriented" in years. I'm ordering the parts and want to get this right because I'm aiming for a bike that is versatile, lasts me forever, and looks really nice. I am going to dump a fair amount of money into this and get it done right the first time. I ordered a pair of Soma Oxford bars to mess around with on one of my old fixies. http://www.somafab.com/archives/product/oxford-bar
That will help me make some decisions. Im the meantime what do you guys think about this....

I'm 6'1" and in road or track type configuration I would normally ride 57-59 cm frames with 57-59 cm top tubes with handlebar 3-5" below saddle, depending on the bike.

I am currently considering a BikeIsland Jury frame, either 59cm or 62cm, unless I find something better. http://bikeisland.com/cgi-bin/BKTK_S...ls&ProdID=1184
Graphics and color are irrelevant because I am going to paint whatever I get. I am open to other suggestions for a frame. I'm using drum brake hubs so the mesed up rear brake bridge of the Jury frame isn't an issue.

Anyway, for a drop bar configuration I would go with the 59cm Jury, but for a comfort bike I am not so sure. While I am sure I could make a 59 work, I would end up having to use a handlebar with a lot of rise and run the stem pretty high. That would limit my options for raising the bar much higher than the saddle without making the bike look utterly stupid by running a super high-rise stem (a la Sheldon Brown).

I'm thinking the 62 cm might be better. That would allow me to run a level saddle and bars without having to raise the stem to the sky or use a high-rise bar. It would also give me more ability to raise the bar well above the saddle if I wanted to. It would also reduce the amount of exposed seatpost and minimize fender-toe overlap.

I'm also not sure which might look better: (1) a huge frame with lower, horizontal stem, less seatpost, and a low-rise bar (2) or a smaller frame running a higher positive rise stem and/or a higher rise bar with several cm more seatpost.

Aside from asthetics, my biggest concern with a larger frame is the longer tope tube, which could force me to stretch out into an uncomfortable position, but maybe with the swept back bars a few cm of extra top tube would be OK?

What do you guys think?