Any short Orbea riders out there?

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Originally Posted by celerystalksme

Worry not about standover height...it matters not for roadbikes. Just worry about toptube length.

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I must disagree here. Too high a top tube can indeed be an issue. I recently sold a lovely bike whose top tube actually grazed my crotch when standing over it (turns out the frame I bought on ebay was one size larger than I thought), and I did have occasion to come down HARD on that top tube at least once. It was NOT pleasant! :eek:

And a top tube that I can't stand over at all (requiring tilting the bike to mount) would just be downright unsafe to me when mounting or dismounting the bike, and especially quick stops with cars nearby. YMMV, but there are too many bikes out there with appropriate standover to settle for one that is too high for you (too low may not exist, and if that is what celerystalksme is referring to, then ignore all of the above!! :o)

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Originally Posted by emily_in_nc

And a top tube that I can't stand over at all (requiring tilting the bike to mount) would just be downright unsafe to me when mounting or dismounting the bike, and especially quick stops with cars nearby.

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^^^ Exactly how I feel.

BTW, that post is pretty old. I actually did find a Diva to test ride, felt "meh" about it and I didn't want to spend a lot for a bike I wasn't completely in love with.

I looked into custom CF bikes by Serotta and Calfee but couldn't justify spending $6500+ for a bike I couldn't test ride first. I ended up going with two stock CF bikes – one for climbing/long rides and one for crits – and both are small enough for me to have adequate standover and top tube length. There's not a lot of sub-48 frames out there, but they can be found. ;)