Originally Posted by
Pinhy
UPDATE: Made a new friend in our skating and biking group, that is very good at building bikes. He saw me riding my 54cm bike and told me I should be on a bigger frame (I'm 6'-1"). I rode his 58cm and wow, what a difference!
Wow, indeed. You didn't mention in your OP how tall you are, nor the size of the bikes you were considering. I'm surprised a) you found a way to ride a 54 in anything close to a comfortable fashion, and b) it took this long riding in groups for anyone else to mention the fact that your bike was way too small for you.