I'm a 5'5" female with rather long arms and shortish legs (think monkey ;) ) and
I fit very
nicely on a 53cm P/R with noodles. I think without a doubt 56cm would be almost
perfect, especially if you are going to run it with albatross bars. I'm sure
Matthew will have
a well educated opinion when given your measurements, but my view is you would
cramped on a 53!

B

--- In KOG@yahoogroups.com, "bill" <babylonbybajaj@...> wrote:
>
> I just recieved some good news from the irs, so I'm almost ready to
> order a Kogswell frame. Before I call Matthew, I wanted to poll the
> group for a better understanding of the fit of the frame.
>
> My current setup is a Bridgestone 400 with Albatross bars...
>
> pbh = 790
> compartment = 710
> saddle ht = 700
> tt = 545
> ct = 535
> ha = 72.3
> sa = 73.3
>
> The compartment is long because I've got short legs/long torso, and
> I've got a 130mm stem to accomodate the Albatross bars, which are
> about at seat level. With this setup, I find myself wanting more
> setback for the saddle, further increasing the compartment.
>
> My question is do I need a 53 or 56? I'm not overly concerned about
> pushing standover height, so the 56 would seem to address both
> compartment length and bar height, but I'm not sure if it would leave
> the saddle too low...compartment minus saddle height is (700 - 563 =
> 137) vs (700 - 536 = 164).
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> bill
> having a happy Kanada day
> in san diego
>