Originally Posted by
StephenH
I was mainly referring to the very low frame on the Redline, which is common on mountain bikes, but requires excessive seat extension for normal riding. Being available in various sizes would help a lot.
One thing also, I don't think the Sovereign is especially intended as a utility bike, just a generic riding bike. Don't know if that makes any difference on the strength or the doohickeys attached to it.
Welcome to the new world of compact frame sizing! Even the high end bike companies are doing it. They use a sloping top tube to allow more people to ride a similar sized frame. Instead of making 8 or more frame sizes they now make 4.
AFAIK WM carries one size, depending on the bike it will vary from 19" to 21". I ride 25.5" so no matter what I get, it most likely will have some extra seat post sticking out. I have a couple of WM MTB's that I hauled out of the trash for recycling purposes
The welds are pretty crappy compared to the Redline.
Aaron
Here is a picture of my Redline it is the XL frame size. FWIW my seat top to pedal extension measurement is over 37"
