Originally Posted by ridethecliche

If you can buy a used in good condition 8, I would get that over a 9.

Why? Simply because it's cheaper and because the difference between the frames means absolutely nothing. If I could have saved $200 and bought an 8 instead of a 9, I would have. In fact, I should have, but the shop didn't have the size that they said fit me and I later learned that I prefer to be stretched out instead of having a large drop so I should have bought the 56 instead of a 54.

Oh well, I'm diggin' my 9