Interesting. You and [MENTION=425004]merziac[/MENTION] both ride bigger bikes than I do -- considerably bigger as I recall, 60cm? This one is at the absolute limit of how big a frame I can ride, but my magic spreadsheet tells me it's going to work, and holding it up next to my Raleigh International -- BB-to-BB, the top of the seat tubes and the top of the head tube lined up. The bottom of the head tube was lower on this one -- it's got a significantly shorter fork than the Raleigh. The size of the head tube freaked me out a bit when I unpacked it. I was thinking, there's no way that's going to fit. My Colnago is pretty similar though.

The one thing about the shorter fork is that it's going to limit my tire size. Here's a test fit with a 700x28 Conti GP 4000 (so, a little big for a 28).



That'll be fine, as long as I don't need a brake. The rear is just as tight.