Query about standover height sizing

[summerdays]

Strangely, my inside leg measures to 69cm, which is just over 27'' (note that I measured this bare footed, starting from the bottom of my foot).

How comes you're finding the reach on the 19'' isn't as good?

I'm getting a little stiffer though I still prefer the geometry of that bike but it's less upright position means that sometimes my back complains.

 

[JMAG]

Standover height could be an issue if either of your wheels (or both) are raised on uneven ground or a kerb perhaps. On my commute along towpaths there are some heavily trafficked junctions/barriers that have depressions in the ground. If anyone was to stop with one or both wheels on a high point they might struggle to steady themselves.

I'm 5'11" and just bought a 22.5" Trek FX which fits me great with 5" of visible seatpost because I have longer than average legs. A workmate who also rides to work tried my bike out and found it too big and he's 6'1". I've seen 2 boxers of similar height and weight yet one had a 6" reach advantage over the other? We're all built differently and as long as you feel you have control over the bike at standover, go with whatever feels comfortable to you.

 

[Pale Rider]

I'm 5'11" and just bought a 22.5" Trek FX which fits me great with 5" of visible seatpost because I have longer than average legs.

I'm the same height as you and take an 18", or at most a 19", which illustrates your point.

 

[Shortmember]

When riding the bikes of yesteryear that didn't have sloping crossbars, I managed to squash my wedding tackle enough times during emergency stops that I regarded the arrival of the new breed of MTBs and hybrids, with their generous 'nut' clearance top tubes, as a gift from the cycling gods.