I usually ride a 52cm bike - I had to go down to a 50 in the Surly for standover and length (and it's still ever so slightly too long, but not enough to bother me - especially with noodle bars).
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Is that a LHT or a Crosscheck? If its the Crosscheck, they measure a bit smaller because the bottom bracket is higher (as it is with all cross bikes), so pretty much everyone has to go down a "size". I'm not sure about the LHT though.
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