Kurt Sperry wrote: "How did we cope for 100+ years without [extended head tubes]!?!?
We used threaded forks and quill stems that allowed reasonable bar height, that's how.
Vlad Luskin SFCA
Kurt Sperry <haxixe@gmail.com> wrote:
On 3/16/06, Raymond Dobbins wrote:
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> I'm not an expert on Rivendell's, but from what I've heard about them and
> seen (for the first time today) on their website, the extended headlug mu
st
> be for the purpose of placng the stem and bar higher, for a more upright
> riding position, without compromising standover clearance.
Perhaps I'm the exception, but I've never had any problem getting an optima l position or lacking standover clearance on a traditional non-extended headtube frame. And they, to my eyes, look heinous. How did we cope for 100+ years without them?!?
Kurt Sperry Bellingham WA
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