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Tijs
100% dependant on the riders fit. If you haven't got a significant drop from the saddle to the bars then a horizontal top tube is gonna look poo because either you have no seatpost showing and a high standover or you have a tonne of spacers or positive stem. Compact solves this.
I actually used to prefer horizontal top tubes but now prefer compact geo
My current bike is horizontal, my next is compact