Originally Posted by
UC223
if you are ordering from competitive cyclist, give them a call. they are a very helpful group. adjusting a fit is hard to do on paper alone. if the reach is becoming a driver for size, you have an option of changing stem lenghts etc. a lot depends on how you want to ride which you didnt mention.
I have spoken with them, and they are suggesting the smaller frame, unless I prefer a very upright feel when riding, in which case they offered to install a short stem on the larger frame. I would say my seating style is somewhere in between full-on "Lance" and very upright.
I only wanted to pose the question here because all the traditional numbers seem to point to me going with a 58cm or so frame, but CC's calculator shows that I don't have equal torso/arms vs. legs proportions, and hence should go with a shorter top tube, which only exists on a shorter frame size.