Joined: Aug 2005
Posts: 61
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From: Hershey, Pennsylvania
Bikes: Dawes Double Blue, Vision R-42 SWB, Bacchetta Giro, Lemond Maillot Jaune, Lemond Washoe, Holdsworth Special, Gitane Champion du Monde, Bob Jackson World Tour, Bianchi Professional, Nashbar C/Tour
I'm just a hair over 6' with a 33" inseam. Longish arms. My first "adult" bike (fitted by the bike shop) was a 25" Raleigh. Back then, the only measurement that mattered was the rider's ability to straddle the top tube. If you could do that with a little room to spare, the bike fit.
After I crashed the Raleigh, I bought a 58cm Dawes. I've ridden 58cm ever since. The owner of my LBS thinks that I should ride a 56cm, but he's never actually measured me.