Originally Posted by
freeranger
Agree, the OP stated in post 10 that he is only riding on the road. Probably should have prefixed my post with "since you're only riding on the road", in case someone read it and thought that was enough for all mtn.bikes.
I’m not sure what size bike CheGiantForLife is riding. No measurements have been forthcoming. On the other hand, mountain bikes really do need to be sized properly since the smaller frame has a proportionally longer top tube which is usually longer than even road bike top tubes of the proper size. My 20” Dean mountain bike, for example, has a 56cm top tube. My 58cm Dean road bike has a 54cm top tube. My 58 cm Cannondale touring bike has a 52cm top tube. A 22” mountain bike would have and even longer top tube and be highly uncomfortable for road riding.