I used to downsize to a L (~15 years ago). But at the time, for a lot of bikes, the difference between a L and XL was that an XL had an overly long seat tube (and sometimes head tube) but only a small increase in length: TT, or reach or however you want to measure it. What I mean is L to XL the bike got taller but not necessarily longer. Hence downsizing made sense back then.
Sept. 22, 2022, 4:18 a.m. - kcy4130
I used to downsize to a L (~15 years ago). But at the time, for a lot of bikes, the difference between a L and XL was that an XL had an overly long seat tube (and sometimes head tube) but only a small increase in length: TT, or reach or however you want to measure it. What I mean is L to XL the bike got taller but not necessarily longer. Hence downsizing made sense back then.