Max, I never considered a 52, actually. I have about 5" of seat post showing (from seat tube exit to bottom of saddle leather) on my 59, and I'm not nearly to the point of being uncomfortable as far as reach goes, even with the Bullmoose. With a Bosco, which comes back about a mile further, I'd almost be reclining, which I personally don't like for any type of riding.
My previous Clem 59 H had a Jones loop bar, which was also nice. On that bike I did some single track and -- though I felt the Clem's length, weight, and rigidity compared to an aluminum hardtail -- neither the reach, nor the stack, were problems. IOW, I would not size down to a 52 if I decided I was going to make the Clem my mountain bike for single track ... it'd feel too small. Hope that helps, Tom On Thursday, November 1, 2018 at 2:00:05 PM UTC-4, Max S wrote: > > So, with the understanding that this is a very personal choice, what do > the *between-frame-sizes* people choose with the Clem? TC, it seems like > you could have gone with the 52 cm Clem – do you ride trails on yours?.. Do > you find the standover to be sufficient? > > - Max "52 vs. 59" in A2 > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.