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i'm always right, except when i'm wrong.
but yes, i know what you're saying. i think you may be being a bit angry/mardy ('this is fun isn't it?', 'it sure as fuck wouldn't fit me', 'That's what a horizontal top tube bike shouild look like') but i can't tell and if so don't really want to start cocksizing over bike sizes.
i have a vague belief that people 'as a rule', especially when starting out, tend to go for bikes that are too big for them. this is why i offer this advice. all of this is negated by the vagaries of bike sizing, and if you have a deformed torso and arms longer than your legs you may need slightly different dimensions.
older style path frames tend to be easier to size, even if it is in imperial, because of the traditional geometry. the whole seatpost thing is a bit redundant if you're not riding a bike on the track anyway. my bob jackson comes up BIG. it looks BIG. it's a 57/8. oh and i can't see your pictures at work, but your bikes look too big for you, that's for sure.