Well, for me, it’s partly because I'm a “gurl” who never had a girl’s bike. As a young tomboy, I never wanted a girl’s bike and being tall, by the time I would consider one, no one made one large enough. However, men’s bikes geometry worked against me, as I am built the opposite of men: long in the leg, and shorter in arm and body, so I was always too spread out, needing the seat way back so my foot was in the correct spot in relation to the pedal (I forget the name for this), and the handlebars even further back so I could actually reach them without all but laying down on the top tube. It pushed bikes out of their designed range and made for awkward riding, especially as chain stays got shorter and shorter. Eventually, some manufacturers made large WSD road bikes, my Trek Pilot was the first bike I had that was truly a comfortable fit. But, I was tired of riding the roads in the Bay Area with the million and ten other riders, and wanted to just use my bike to avoid traffic. That launched the search for a do-it-all bicycle that fit.
The much shorter answer would have been to say, yes, the ease of stepping through is part of it. It keeps one from beheading a child or dog when mounting or dismounting. On Sep 13, 2018, 10:46 AM -0700, Doug H. <[email protected]>, wrote: > I’ve been wondering what the appeal is of the L as opposed to the H Clem. Is > it just the ease of stepping through/onto and off of the bike? > Doug > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the Google > Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/topic/rbw-owners-bunch/PVZh4xzisz8/unsubscribe. > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to > [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
