Originally Posted by
unterhausen
Kona used to label their bikes with actual seat tube length, even though they often had sloping top tubes. There was one bike they called a 58cm that I measured as a 65cm. Makes it really confusing, and I know it cost them at least one sale.
Specialized had a line of crossover hybrids sized like that, too, around 2009-10. All the shops ordered as if they were normally sized, so there were a lot of 57s, 59s, and maybe even some 61s, on clearance. A tall guy, maybe 6'6", would walk into the shop and say, "I need a bike for casual riding, don't want to spend a lot." "I have the just the bike for you."