to me it' s just a practical purpose i used to have one of those Bridgestones in 27'', tt was 62,5cm my actual frame http://www.flickr.com/photos/40626...@n06/ has the same length but to me it's easier to carry the bike, i put the saddlenose over my shoulder and the tt under my arm. Carrying a bike in the cyclocross way is impractical in narrow stairhouses. I also love the proportions of a smaller HH, but a really large frame with a horizontal tt looks like a giraffe on rollerskaters. Sometimes i have to put my leg over the tt, big load, childseat etc thats also easier in this way, my next bike will be a mixte - with the same geometry. It has nothing to do with these mtb frames with their extreme long seatposts, a 250mm is absolute long enough and i really don't see the point why such a configuration should be less stable... Sometimes i fix my shoelaces or trouserclips while standing at a readlight - in these moments i love my sloping tt.
Gunnar. On Nov 3, 4:33 am, JoelMatthews <joelmatth...@mac.com> wrote: > My Bruce Gordon Rock 'n Road is the first frame I have owned with a > sloping top tube. > > What got me was how small frame looked when I unpacked it. As I built > it, the frame appeared to be expanding before my eyes. The Bruce > Gordon frame built up is significantly lighter and somewhat shorter > overall than my Trek 728 was yet heel clearance with the large Ortlieb > panniers is pretty close. > > I am not 100% with the aesthetics versus the Trek, but I am coming > around on the practicalities. > > On Nov 2, 4:53 pm, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery <thill....@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > A horizontal TT has long been part of the standard design. An > > upsloping TT allows the headtube to be higher relative to the saddle, > > which makes it easier to get the handlebar high enough. That's the Riv > > reasoning. I think a lot of other manufacturers do it for other > > reasons (style, weight, "stiffness", etc). > > > On Nov 2, 4:46 pm, Surf <markl...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > I notice that some of the Rivs have Sloped Top Tubes, many other bikes > > > too....while others have horizontal. Does anyone know the reason why? > > > > Surf --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
