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That quote you provided.
It's not really important on kid's bicycles, however on the bigger model, you'd expect them to provide such information as there are people who are shorter than average would like to know.
They're right it's not exactly comparable because the kids bike are designed purely for growing children and the geometry reflect this, not for an adult who finally stopped growing and required a proper fit (as in a bike that's comfortable, rather than saying they need a bike fit).
edscoble-
OK, but I still don't understand why it's not important for kid's bikes.
My friend's boy has a Dawes which is too big for him; he is in the middle of the size range for a Luath 24 and at the minimum for a Luath 26.
It seems sensible to me, to compare the Dawes to the two Islabikes and that the best way of doing that is with stack & reach.
Just because they are kid's bikes, why isn't it possible or useful to compare X with Y?
Scilly.Suffolk
Which article are you referring to?
I want to compare frames, not fit a bike (hence the emphasis in my quote).