Originally Posted by
Campag4life
The dynamic I see common on this forum is guys riding 1 frame size down emulating racers...ONLY...with short stem. Most top racers ride with a stem 130-140mm...there are exceptions but most size down frames sizes for more drop...top racers aren't like average road bike riders....BUT...they still need to satisfy reach and hence a long stem.
At the end of the day it doesn't matter. An average rider will never be transformed to a strong rider by changing a frame size.
That's crazy talk. It's almost like saying jacking up the back tires on my car won't make it faster.