No worries.
And just ignore the baiting trolls in the thread--standover and bike size definitely make a difference. A couple of test rides on bikes just one size up or down in comparison will let you know that bikes just one size up have very different ride characteristics.
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dmcg
Thanks. That was the fit calculator I had used and linked to in the OP (that I got from reading the sticky). Going just by the toptube length it suggested puts me on the Kilo TT 60, which would give me -5" of standover height. Even if you say standover shouldn't matter that much, that still seems insane to me.
Not looking at a $1500 bike, but not necessarily a $250 one either. I just grabbed the Dawes because it was the first semi-compact frame I saw on BikesDirect. Before coming across the standover issue I'd been mostly thinking the Motobecane Fantom Uno WT, the Kilo WT, or the Motobecane "Fixie" Cafe. I'm planning on having a freewheel no matter what I get.
Thanks. Will take a look at the Escape 3.
p.s. sorry about the multiple posts earlier, just figured out the multiquote.