Originally Posted by
cyccommute
My point is that standover isn't unimportant as I've been told many, many, many times. While you may have problems because of short legs, other people have problems because they are short in general. Would you ride a bike that is 7" or 8" too tall?
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And I would never put someone on a bike where they couldn't stand over it flat footed unless there was a very good reason not to do so. jefnvk situation maybe but even then I wouldn't put him on a bike where he had to stand on his toes to stand over it.
And to be fair, I can flatfoot. It is simply incredibly intimate to do so on most my bikes. I would agree if one must tiptoe, there is probably massive sizing issues going on, but at the same time I don't buy into the standard guidelines of 1-2" of space between crotch and top tube being that necessary if a larger frame is more comfortable.
My smallest bike is 54cm. Its fine, its got the most standover (still brushing) I just feel better riding on my 56/58ish bikes.