Originally Posted by
jks550
I ended up ordering a 54. i'm 5'10" I tried both back to back as well and the 54 felt better to me. i'm size 43 in specialized shoes. I hope I didn't make a mistake.
Most everyone has a bike on which they couldn't go any smaller or they'd have been considering an even smaller size to begin with... and, if they'd gone to the larger size they'd have to tweaked a few things to make it a bit 'smaller.' So, choosing the smaller frame is never much different from those who buy the largest frame because they don't come bigger and do whatever may be necessary if they want a bit more room. My experience is that most lbs fitters probably consider themselves pros and between going small vs. large and making whatever adjustments are deemed appropriate to get a good fit, they always go smaller...