Originally Posted by MichaelW
I find that most women are riding frames to big and most men , too small. It is only old beardy men with sandals who ride oversized 1970s style frames and I wouldnt dream of telling such a rider what to do.
Maybe I'm showing my age, but a lot of the guys I've known get large bicycles because, after all, they are tall ... so they must need a large bicycle.
One guy I knew was actually insulted when someone in a bicycle shop suggested that he needed a bicycle the same size as mine (a "Medium" or 50 cm Giant) because his inseam was the same as mine. He wanted to buy the "Large", despite the fact that it was obviously a bit too big for him, because he was a GUY, and he was a little taller than me.