Originally Posted by
mschwett
i haven’t really studied frame geometry enough to know what all the differences would be, but I’ve always preferred the look of a smaller frame with a longer stem and maybe a few spacers (not a lot!) to a bigger frame. maybe I’m missing out!
I think most forks are made with a 300mm steer tube, so an uncut steer tube will get my bar up high enough with a slightly up-angled stem. With a 230 mm head tube and that 300mm steer tube I get the bar where I want it without too many spacers.