On Nov 2, 2013, at 9:48 AM, Jan Heine <hein...@earthlink.net> wrote: > > You are right! The LHT does have LONG chainstays... Most touring bikes I have > measured were classic machines that had shorter chainstays than that. My old > Mercian tourer had a wheelbase of 1028 mm. Of course, the main determinant of > wheelbase is top tube length - a large frame will have a longer wheelbase. I > should have said that I was referring to bikes that fit a 6' tall rider like > me - otherwise, the wheelbase measurement becomes meaningless.
Mainly the longer chainstays are intended to allow the use of larger/lower panniers with less chance of your heels hitting them. I think that a lot of people equate that with a slower handling bike, perhaps not recognizing that the steering geometry of a loaded tourer tends to be different than a road bike, 'cross bike or mountain bike. If you want the comparison in extremis regarding wheelbase consider a tandem or a triplet (although there the front end geometry tends to be different). -- 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 rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
