Originally Posted by Tourist in MSN

I was a spectator at a couple cyclocross races. Brought a couple of my DSLR camera for the fun of it. I do not think I ever saw anyone that would have benefited from having a lower top tube, as nobody ever had both feet on the ground with the bike in between except at the start and finish. These were national level racers, maybe at lower levels they could use a lower top tube, but these guys and gals never got near the top tube.