Had a couple of rides on a Jamis dragon 650b. Loved the bike and my mates 19 inch was perfect for me. But there is only a 21 inch model available in bike shop!
It felt ace to ride apart from I thought a shorter stem would make it better and no real standover height when stood with feet flat on ground. I checked standover on my P7 when i got home which is a 19 inch frame and was surprised there was not much there so maybe I don't need to be too stressed about this.
So am i pushing my luck with a bigger frame with shorter stem? I am 6ft 1 with 32 inside leg
How does it ride? Is all that matters.
I'm 6ft 1 with 32" inside leg and ride a 21.5" bike. Most people ride bikes too small for them.
actually it rides lovely.......just need to make a decision if shorter stem would transform it from lovely to perfect
I'm 6'2 and ride a 21" lurcher, not a load of stand over room but I think that's more down to the frame design..
Not a problem and rides great
Ask the bike shop to fit a shorter stem for you to try .
The length of TT and the relationship between feet and bars is more important than frame size (height)...
I'm 6'1 with 34" inside leg. Ride a 19" Solaris (29er) & 20" Orange 5 (26er) & run a lot of post on both, 250mm+!
Both have 60mm stems, HTT is 635mm & 620mm but they feel similar. if it feels right, chances are it is, dont worry about the size unless it feels to big!
I'm 6'2 32" leg and have frames from 20-22". I have a 19" stumpjumper that is far too small. Most comfy bike for long rides is a 21.5" specialised ht. I go more on the ETT than anything else, stand over definitely secondary to me I bash my undercarriage on most of my bikes feet flat on the ground!
If your mates 19" frame was perfect then a 21" frame won't be , and from what you say of your size I would expect 21" to be too big. Sure you can put shorter stem on it but basically it is not the right size for you. It depends what you are going to be riding on it but I would rather go too small than too big.