Originally Posted by
gauvins
Are you POSITIVE that you can't test ride a Surly in Toronto?? Large city with plenty of Surly Shops. I understand that you are in the market for a smaller than usual size, but, still... have you tried to email Surly's customer support?
Worst case could be to get them to agree to let you try either size if you commit to purchase the one that fits best.
Your story would be prime material for social networks (XYZ shop gets out of its way to fit an adventurous customer). Surly's PR (or a local shop) may well be tempted to go the extra mile for you in exchange for a picture or 2.
I did call all of the shops on the Surly website, but that was back in November so I can try again now that spring has come. I emailed Surly after starting this thread and they seem pretty confident that I would be a size 46.