Originally Posted by
Kontact
If you have the seat post maxed, you don't have a 31" inseam. You probably have typical proportions for someone 5'10" and should be on a 56.
High head tubes have made it too easy for tall people to select too-small bikes.
I am just under 5'11" and a 56 for a roadie is my size. I have road close to a 57, and I have road much smaller. Playing with a 52 that I picked up really cheap at the moment, and it looks like somebody my size had it set up to fit them. Rideable, and not uncomfortable, but still, the frame is to small. For the price I paid it's a flip/trade at the very least, but yeah, if I was spending the bux I would want the frame to be my size. With your cycling shoes on the frame should be between an inch, to half inch below you groin as you stand over the bike.
I am sure you know this but the OP should know it as well. $1500 for a bike isn't a bargain if it's not the right size. Unless it's worth a whole lot more for a flip.......