Originally Posted by Lemond1985 (Post 21791086)

It's really top tube length that's most important, but fortunately, it doesn't vary as much as seat tube length, and can usually be corrected with the right length stem.

I had a 59.5 cm frame that was perfect in the "reach" department, but I just couldn't clear the top tube standing over it. Why a taller person needs to have the top tube right under their crotch when the reach is already fine ... I will never know. I prefer the smaller frame sizes anyway, most 58 cm and larger steel frames flex like crazy for me, why anyone taller than me would want that, if they could use a smaller stiffer frame size ... also a mystery.