Originally Posted by
icemilkcoffee
I think people are exaggerating the difference between different size frames. If you look at a typical frame geometry table ... the 60cm frame has a 56cm top tube.
Then it's not a 60cm frame. It's more like a 56.
a measly 2cm difference in top tube length...
I'd like to hear from one of our regulars that believes 2cm in top tube is a "measly" amount. For me, even a half cm in top tube length is significant. A shorter bike cannot simply be made up with a longer stem. It will certainly help make it fit, but the bike will feel very differently. It just takes experience to know.