Originally Posted by
woodcraft
How can the frame look tiny with a short stem & hardly any seatpost showing
How can you judge anything by the length of seat post showing? Though the OP provided pics, I still couldn't judge if the seat was at the correct height. But the frame may well be a size or more to large.
At the time I made that comment I think it was more just to provoke more conversation on that thought.
You are correct that shorter cranks might give a higher seat height. I ride 165mm cranks.
But how does this help the OP?