On Nov 10, 9:57 am, newenglandbike <matthiasbe...@gmail.com> wrote: > When you say you cannot straddle it easily, do you mean that your > 'crotch bone' (*bone* being the operative word) prevents you from > having both feet on the ground (with shoes on)? Because unless that > is the issue, I wouldn't worry too much about it. Even if that > *were* the issue, I wouldn't worry too much about it. In actual > riding, rarely, IF EVER, do you need to straddle your top tube with > both feet flat on the ground.
that notion gets tossed around a lot - and i agree for the most part - but it shouldn't be thrown out there as some universal truth. it's nice to have more generous standover clearance when dealing with a heavily loaded touring bike; it's also nice to have some standover clearance when you're doing real rough-stuff riding and have to make a quick or emergency dismount; and it's also nice to have some standover clearance when you do a lot of stop-and-go commuting. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
