Originally Posted by
taras0000
You should've gone with a 58. This bike is built along similar lines to older steel bikes. There is nothing funky about it's geometry, like trying to make is similar to modern compacts. 56cm frames have always tended to be "square". In other words, 56cm frames have a 56cm ST, along with a 56cm TT, or they are very close. Below this, the TT is proportionately longer, and above this the TT is shorter.
Mmm, looking at my collection a bit more, it seems like you're right. I misremembered the measurements on my Miyata 710. It's less non-square than the larger Fuji America.