Originally Posted by
Lombard
No. Road bikes are usually sized using the top tube length. A size 56 has a 56cm top tube, not a 56cm seat tube.
Though mountain bikes are usually sized using seat tube length.
That is not correct, road bike sizing is by seat tube length a 56 cm bike has a seat tube of 56 cm
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