Old 06-17-12 | 04:13 PM
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Bikes: are better than yours.

Originally Posted by FPSDavid
I just bought a bike yesterday (that needs to be ordered, but they fit me on a lesser-component group of the same frame) and they just sized me based on standover height, and will have a real fitting once the bike gets into the shop and assembled.
Sizing by standover was almost excusable when bikes all had horizontal top tubes and not much variation between manufacturers in top tube and head tube length at similar sizes, but is sheer incompetence for a modern road frame. Hope they got it right and go find someone competent to do your fitting.
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