Originally Posted by
Doug64
I may have not understood the comment, but for most of us the saddle height would be way too low if I could get even a toe on the ground from the saddle. Stand over heigght is stand over height regardles of bottom bracket height.
Saddle height from the ground is directly related to BB and crank length, not the standover.
And a lower BB (drop) makes a bike handle differently, i can tell the difference in handling between a cross and a touring bike, and how they descend. a bike with a lower BB takes to downhills at speed better, along with the additional wheelbase a touring bike provides, and they are quite stable frames at speed, probably one of the most stable of the prototypical diamond frame angles.