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Old 03-08-13 | 04:39 PM
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Originally Posted by fietsbob
Given stated long arms, Id go with a taller frame size for the proportionally longer top tube they tend to use.

Stocking feet straddling the seat tube you can lift the front wheel 2" off the floor.
so what the Competitive cycle calls French Fit..

and you have a couple inches between You and the frame when you are flat footed.
French fit has no such 2" clearance rule -- there might not be *any* standover clearance when done properly. You must be thinking of one of the more aggressive fits.
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