Originally Posted by
WhyFi
I, for one, welcome our sloping top tube overlords.
If not for sloping top tubes, I'm sure that I'd crunch my gonads often enough to think about moving to a recumbent.
I can't say I have the same issue, but I've got fairly long legs for my height. Standover has never been an issue with me.
FWIW, as much as I love the classic lines of lugged steel road bikes, I still lust after something modern and lighter. Someday...