Originally Posted by
rms13
For what it's worth, I went to a well respected LBS to test some other bikes before I bought this and the guy said that by sizing me up (nothing scientific that he would put me on a 54 for most road bikes. Of course I test rode a Raleigh and KHS road bike in those sizes and didn't feel 100% comfortable.
That suggests to me that you should
read this article for a different perspective on sizing. This LBS guy is probably sizing you for road racing -- not through bad intentions, just because it's all he knows, or all he has been trained for. I bet you would love a 58cm CrossCheck. Dude, I live in Poway, that's pretty far from Glendale, but if you feel like taking a road trip I'd be glad to let you test drive my 60.