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Perhaps the thread should be retitled "650c wheeled bikes for short people" (me included). But then I like the scobled title.
The thread is about bikes suitable for shorter folk, ie. when you reduce the frame size to a certain point, with regular (700c) wheels, you will have to steepen the headtube, and deal with poorer steering response and increased toe overlap. To maintain the geometry of the smaller frame you can use slightly smaller diameter wheels.
I ride a 51cm (both top and seat tube), with 700c wheels, which works fine (albeit quite 'wheel heavy' to look at), but my ideal frame is slightly smaller and with 650c wheels to maintain geometry. I'm just about to embark on a custom frame choice (can't wait!!).