pt.
>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
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "John Thompson" <JohnThompson@new.rr.com>
> To: <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
> Sent: Saturday, July 29, 2006 7:16 AM
> Subject: Re: [CR] Seat Stays: dynamic effect of varying seat tube
> connection 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