I agree, John.
Half the guys loooks like monkeys on grinding wheels.
The pro guys are the best athletes in the world so they can ride and get
used to all kinds of equipment, but they sure look out of place.
But el cheapo to produce-o.
And great for the big cigar boys.
The public be damned, full profit ahead!
Ted Ernst
Palos Verdes Estates
CA USA
pt.
> 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.
>
> --
> John "harrumph!" (john@os2.dhs.org)
> Appleton WI USA