Originally Posted by
seau grateau
I think it's pretty common for a casual or new-to-the-game rider to gauge size based on standover. Not everyone is bike nerd enough to need or want a detailed bike fit, and geometry charts look like hieroglyphs to an outsider, so I can see why they do it.
Yep, I nerded out HARD when I bought my Full Suspension MTB...headtube angle, reach, chainstay length, sag, high speed compression, low speed compression, rebound etc... the list went on and on, so when I decided to shop for a Single Speed, I thought "how hard can it be, it's just a bike with 1 speed" LOL!