Originally Posted by well biked
Sounds like a good plan, and you may find that the Traveler being marginally too large is a good thing. As long as you can stand over the bike without injuring yourself
, a low saddle means it's easy to get the saddle/handlebar relationship at about the same height, and the Traveler would make a nice commuter/tourer, so this comfortable, fairly upright riding position might be ideal for this bike. Just a thought.
I agree completely - unless of course you live near Dallas Texas. Which in that case the 58cm is completely the wrong size for you and should be sold as quickly and cheaply as possible - to me.
I had an older Traveler which was about two sizes too big for me (and indeed the standover was about to the point where it was nearly dangerous/painful) but all the same it was a very comfortable riding bike on which I did my first Metric Century last year. Your Traveler appears to be in pretty decent shape, especially for the price paid! I'd give the new bike a bit more time to get adjusted before you ebay it, best times to sell bikes are probably mid-April through mid-June or so depending on your location.