Originally Posted by
BassistBiker
I just don't understand why they even show standover heights, if no one used that number to determine bike fit?
People do use it as a
factor in determining bike fit, but it's not as critical as other measurements, especially on a bike used mostly on the road (or track). And some folks have short (or long) legs relative to their torso, so for them the standover measurement might be more important. Regardless of how useful the number is, there's certainly no harm in publishing it.
BTW, the Bike Insights frame comparison site can be very useful. I loaded
this one with the State Core-line 58 and the Journeyman 55.5 so you can see how they "stack" up.
