Quote Originally Posted by tattiefritter
SadieKate,

I was referring to minimum clearance when standing astride the bike not actually sitting on it. My bike is set up similar to yours with about 9 inches of seatpost out. My roadbike only has about 5 inches of seatpost out (on a compact frame) and that worries me.

Those rims are cool and I'm not a pink person!
That's what I meant as well, With feet on ground the clearance should be at least 2 " but more is OK.