Originally Posted by Clyde1820

I'm much the same. For my height, I have very short legs and am long-waisted. So, smaller-sized frames for me, both for reasons of SOH and reach. Plus, I prefer a more-upright basic riding position, so it's generally not drop-bar setups on my own bikes.



Yes, it's fairly common that, once the frame is "in the ballpark," alterations are made to stem, bars and/or position of the saddle (fore/aft and height).

I haven't owned many bikes, over the years, but I always end up tweaking the stem, bars and saddle position.