Originally Posted by
Kontact
54 is very small for someone nearly 5'11" tall.
This is a long-running Surly road bike thing. Their trademark styles are large tire clearance but also level top tubes. So to make an acceptable stand-over, they push the top of the frame (both seat tube and stack) lower. Nevertheless they quote the seat tube size. A size 54 on this bike is 55.5 long, would be a 56 for the large brands.
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