Bob Hanson wrote:
> Personally, I tend to view modern CF "compact" road racing frames as
> mutations - with just a lowered top tube and a truncated seat tube...
> and then an absurdly long seatpost is shoved out the top like a circus
> bike.
It is my opinion that the modern "compact frames" are simply a method to allow manufacturers to build/stock fewer frame sizes and save on tooling expenses, etc. The various technical justifications for this are little more that market-speak technobabble to convince consumers that it is really a good idea for them.
Simply changing the seat post and stem extension to accommodate different size riders does not really make the bike fit a rider -- it just makes it possible for the rider to use the bike.
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John "harrumph!" (john@os2.dhs.org)
Appleton WI USA