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BMMF, I agree with you in principle, and I am (astonishingly to some) happy to improve my cycling knowledge and experience. Therefore, I am not against advice from yourself, or those with knowledge, like Courant.
I think with the Bowery, the size is probably right, but mostly because the odd lack of sizing forces convenient mismatching of rider to framesize.
I wondered though about the Capo. Maybe I could have made the 56cm fit, but that would have included reversing the angle of the stem (turning it upside down), and also having a much shorter version. But wouldn't that have moved my center-of-gravity even further back? I wouldn't have wanted this, as I feel I already have enough weight over the back tyre, and do prefer my slightly aggressive lean-forward positioning to remain in situ.
Weird though that the 56cm felt way so big to me. In fact, I felt the 54cm felt too big also, and had originally asked for a 52cm.....only to be talked out of it by the Evans salesperson a year ago.