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Yeah, I guess I'm more afraid of having a bike that's too big, that I can't make smaller, than having a bike that's perhaps a slight bit too small, that with a bit of stem, post and some spacers I can make a bit bigger.
Despite my "correct" size always having been 56 I've always gone for a 54. Just always seems right and never had any trouble. We'll see - Evans have a 30 day no quibble returns/swap policy anyway, so I will probably be able to sort out a larger size should the 54 actually be "too small" although all the measurements point to 10 - 20mm spacers sorting the slightly shorter head tube.
Good to know the technicalities behind my (wrong) presumptions!
Dick
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Usually smaller bike have a slightly slacker handling due to using the same fork throughout the sizes.
Some have two fork option (45mm for 52-62cm, and 50mm for 42-50cm), very very few have at least three different fork.
Cannondale use the same fork rake in all the sizes (45mm base on old CAAD10/SuperSix from memory), but the difference in handling is like feeling the pea under the bed; some might notice it, some don't.