I'm 5'6" I typically ride a 52cm road frame.

Test rode a Big Dummy in "Small" (16 in.) yesterday. It felt kind of, well, small. The shop insists that it's my size, and Surly's quick reference size chart would agree. But I still think it felt small.

I think maybe the shop is insisting it's my size because it's what they have in stock. Or maybe it's just that I'm used to a more stretched out position on road bikes.

Thoughts?

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They Had One , at least. Out here My LBS owner Only orders Surly stuff when asked By the Customer .

Saw those. Referenced them in my original post.

And I can kind of understand why this particular shop...a small one...doesn't want to order another bike and wants to clear the inventory they have.

But I often see shops put people on wrong size equipment in order to move current inventory.

I haven't ridden a Big Dummy, but I had the same experience with the Xtracycle Edgerunner. I'm 5'7', so comfortably in the S/M size range and at the bottom of the L and the S/M felt ridiculously small, not just the top tube length, but also the seat height. I had to put the seatpost past the minimum insertion to feel comfortable riding but the L felt just fine.


You might contact Madi Carlson, whose blog is at: https://familyride.us/ about what size she rides.