Originally Posted by
DaveSSS
It would help for the OP to post his actual saddle height, from the center of the crank. Then you don't have to wonder about the inseam measurement.
Maybe but then again I'm not telling the OP how he HAS to fit on a bike. The OP wanted higher handlebars (edit WITHOUT) an extra stretch to the bars. The Reach and Stack figures showed that he could have extra height with only a marginal extra stretch (3mm) with the 62cm frame.
Ryder1 is overthinking it and just refuses to accept where he's going wrong even when its clearly pointed out.
Yes, if you measured from the BASE of the head tube back to the BB then the 62cm frame is a bit longer but this isn't about where the BASE of the head tube is, its about where the TOP of the head tube is. Ryder1 knows this already but still doesn't get it. Its the measurements along the plane of the handlebars and the saddle that count. Measurements along any other plane don't matter at all to fit.
EDIT: and I'm going to have to edit this because some still won't get it. Its about the handlebar MOUNTING point. Yes the bars themselves may be curling forwards and down yet Reach and Stack are nothing more than a COMPARATIVE measurement for where the handlebar MOUNTING point is.