Originally Posted by ImprezaDrvr
I agree with those that are suggesting that they might be tryin' to fit you on what they have to get rid of it. While I'm a big defender of good shops, I had a shop sell me a 57c bike once. It was just waaay to small. If you have another Cannondale dealer around, it might not be a bad idea to drop in and see what they say.
Remember, though, that Cannondales do seem to run a bit large. I dont' have a lot of seatpost showing, but it's set up so I can spin comfortably and it fits everywhere.
My Cannondale has at least an inch of seat tube above the top of the top tube, causing less seat post to show. My Bianchi, with exactly the same dimensions as my Cannondale, has the seat tube cut off even with the top of the top tube, causing more seat post to show. When I put the two bikes side by side, the C'dale definitely has the illusion of too little seat post.
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