Originally Posted by
blauger
Very true. I have a 56" SOMA Saga and wish I had gotten a 58". I had the steerer tube cut abou an inch above the headset as well in case my neck gets worse.
However, I really like the Saga and although Surly says that kickstands have no place on tourers, I highly disagree and that is the main reason I didn't by a Surly. Btw, the paint job on the Saga is top notch.
Have you determined the tire size limit for your Saga frameset? Is it really 700x47mm as stated on Soma website?