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short chest, everything else is normal, the top tube is 55cm.

an idea frame for me would be a 57-55 c-t-c.

ahead stem is simply because those shallow drop handlebar doesn't exist beyond 31.8.

A 57 st, 55 tt would also be my ideal frame too (I have a short torso too). Looks like you have taken a frame with the correct tt and then compensated with stem and saddle position, whereas I tend to go for a larger frame to give the right bar height without the upward pointing stem and compensate with a shorter stem.

I find cross frames work quite well for my body proportions as the front end is higher due to the massive tyre clearance (higher fork A-C). My current Major One frame fits me as well as any frame I have owned (using a shortish 90mm stem).