Originally Posted by
Tourist in MSN
When I get on the bike, I (1) stand slightly more forward than you would from the swing-leg-over-back-loaded-rack method, I (2) bend my leg at the knee quite sharply, and (3) swing my knee over the top tube in front of the saddle. Thus my knee has to be high enough to clear the top tube, but not clear the saddle for height.
Thanks I get it. Your saying the bigger bike will be harder to mount with a fully loaded deck. But I don't find that a problem. I just tilt the bike over and mount with it at 45 degrees. I rarely tour with more than 25 pounds so its not a problem holding the bike.
The problem to me is for these Geometry style
#2 bikes. There are so many frames with about the same ETT length that I'm comfortable with and I'm lost to know which one to get as I don't know the ramifications.