>>1033799From: jbrandt@hpl.
hp.com (Jobst Brandt)
Newsgroups: rec.bicycles.tech
Subject: Re: alloy failure
Date: 15 Jan 2001 21:53:56 GMT
Henrik Muenster writes:
>> I don't think you know what the dimensions of my frame are and what>> effect that might have on your riding.> From the photos it seems to be very large, much larger than standard> frames, and yet you only have a little seat post showing. Don't get> me wrong. I don't like the very small frames, that some riders use> these days. I have a 62 cm c-c (63,5 c-t) frame to my 189 cm and> around 90 cm inseam. My lbs thinks I should ride on a 60 cm c-t> frame, and I have seen riders on even smaller frames. I have always> thought, that the amount of seat post showing should be somewhat> proportional to the size of the frame.I don't see the logic in the long seat post or one that is
proportional to frame size. At the time I chose this frame size, the
seat post was long enough to have full engagement. I've had the same
Campagnolo seat post for a long time and it doesn't have a lot of
spare length inside the frame although it has about 80-100mm
engagement. I have a feeling that many riders have a fear of the top
tube and the farther away the better. Fortunately I started riding
when these folks (old fuddy duddies) were not in charge.
http://yarchive.net/bike/frame_dimensions.htmlHave a read. 'Quick' handling is not the hottest beans unless you're racing crits. I'm not suggesting that he goes and buys a 63cm frame or commits to riding them for life. It's just one school of thought that's worth considering, seeing as he has this nice centurion in his lap. If the seatpost truely has to be completely slammed to get correct leg extension, maybe not, but if he can raise it a few fingers i think it COULD work. Jobst Brandt riding custom Ritchey's is not to shake a stick at.
> if you need to do an emergency dismount, your nuts are gonna get smashedFear mongering nonsense.