On 3/20/06, Rod <rodk3d@comcast.net> wrote:
> So, how would one go about getting their handlebars level with their sadd
le
> w/o a headtube extension, a sloping top tube or a riser style stem??? Wha
t
> else can one design into a frame that will get the handlebars higher, whi
le
> still allowing a good seatpost length and maintaining straddle clearance?
There's a little room to accomplish this by dropping the bottom bracket a little closer to the ground. Gives more room from saddle to pedal without pushing stems and seatposts up and down. Of course, Rivendell does this *too*, so maybe that's not much of an alternate approach as much as an additional variable.
Don Rogers
Rumford, RI USA