Help me figure something out.

[Owlie]

Ordering the CX bike this week. (EEK!)

Having a hard time with the sizing, though. I thought about getting an extra-small, but one of the mechanics at work thought that that would result in a huge saddle-to-bar drop and that it might be silly without a really long stem, given that I'm not racing this bike. His suggestion was getting a small. The small seems like it would be pretty long for this type of bike, though.

Thoughts? I'm just under 5'7" with long legs and longish arms. I'm not racing this bike, though I wouldn't be opposed to trying it at some point. This is going to be a "sport utility" bike--I'll be mostly riding it in winter, commuter, backup roadie, occasional off-roading... A 52-53cm top tube is perfect on a regular road bike.

Here's the geometry chart (click "sizing chart"). If I get the XS, it'll be that bike; there's no geometry difference in the 2013 version, just a color change and some parts. http://www.performancebike.com/bikes...551_1108548_-1