Re: [CR]Ebay: Georgena Terry--Why smaller front tires?

(Example: Framebuilders:Richard Moon)

From: <Philcycles@aol.com>
Date: Fri, 16 Jun 2006 20:22:19 EDT
Subject: Re: [CR]Ebay: Georgena Terry--Why smaller front tires?
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org


In a message dated 6/16/06 5:16:56 PM, dcwilson3@yahoo.com writes:
>Someone knowledgeable of bicycle sizing's contribution
>to riding dynamics explain to me what Georgena Terry
>was trying to accomplish with what appears to be a
>front rim smaller than the back rim.

If this is a troll it's in very bad taste but I'll bite. The small front wheel is to allow a short top tube for smaller riders without pedal overlap. Phil Brown I do it differently in san rafale, Calif.