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Old 07-31-09 | 02:06 PM
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Originally Posted by DnvrFox
Those of us with long torsos and short legs don't worry about SO height. Paarticularly on a road bike with traditional frame. I have about 0 SO height - only way to get the rest of the bike to fit, unless I went to a compact frame.

The top tube is the factor.
Stand over height is the least of my worries. I have negative stand over on some of my bikes but once in the saddle it does not matter. AND I ride mainly compact frames.

But Mountain bikes are different.(Just in case someone uses the suggestions here for one of those.) In general- an MTB frame is smaller than a road frame. Standover is required and so is a shorter top tube. Both the bikes in the attachments fit me but the fit on the two types is different
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