In her case, it's a column A/column B situation. But good point, you certainly still need to be aware of it. I guess my point is more on the lines of "it's less likely to be an issue on any given bike someone's shopping for because the number of bikes in the XS-M category with acceptably low stand over heights and short seat tubes is higher than it's ever been".
But certainly I'll accept that it's still on the list of concerns - maybe the bike a particular rider is looking at doesn't do it. That's still very possible, especially in the age of internet window shopping and the continued inability to go down to stores and sit on and pedal every bike in each size you're interested in.
There's still a lot of relatively modern bikes which when viewed as a chart online are like flypaper to short riders. The 2017-2019 Fuel Ex, for example looks pretty good.... until you realize you can't even slam a 75mm dropper post in the small sizes. Hope you didn't get one shipped across the country or drive too far to pick it up. It's a trap!
May 2, 2022, 8:36 a.m. - Lu Kz
In her case, it's a column A/column B situation. But good point, you certainly still need to be aware of it. I guess my point is more on the lines of "it's less likely to be an issue on any given bike someone's shopping for because the number of bikes in the XS-M category with acceptably low stand over heights and short seat tubes is higher than it's ever been". But certainly I'll accept that it's still on the list of concerns - maybe the bike a particular rider is looking at doesn't do it. That's still very possible, especially in the age of internet window shopping and the continued inability to go down to stores and sit on and pedal every bike in each size you're interested in. There's still a lot of relatively modern bikes which when viewed as a chart online are like flypaper to short riders. The 2017-2019 Fuel Ex, for example looks pretty good.... until you realize you can't even slam a 75mm dropper post in the small sizes. Hope you didn't get one shipped across the country or drive too far to pick it up. It's a trap!