Originally Posted by
repechage
The small bike shows the compromises required to make a small frame with 700c wheels. note the steep seat tube, the saddle is barely or not at all behind the bottom bracket. the short stem, better control comes to my mine with a stem of about 100mm. The head angle does not suffer so much it appears here, but a better bike could be created with 650c wheels.
Oh, not perfect, not by a long shot, but, baring the 'high bottom bracket 'fix', it might be possible to find a 700C-wheeled bike that's reasonable for someone 5'2". As an aside, when I gave Gerald O'Donovan SWIMPAL's dimensions he said, with a perfectly straight face, "Oh, we'll make it as small as we can, then give it a hot wash."
#1 Daughter actually rides a small-front-wheel Felt. SWIMPAL tells me, however, that
#1 loves the Pro.