How are you guys eyeballing frame sizes?
11-15-20, 10:37 AM
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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.
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.
It’s the only way to get bars close to saddle height with a normal quill stem. A Technonomic is unacceptable.
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