Sold My Car. Picked up an Aerospoke.
09-03-06, 04:20 PM
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Originally Posted by Retem
good job loosing the car now as far as groceries get an old 3-speed and put baskets on it thats how I do it and I haul alot I also have a big bag that I can carry a weeks worth of groceries in if I have to
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09-03-06, 05:18 PM
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Originally Posted by dutret
Two 650's are very different from one. They will change the ride alot less then just putting one on will(excepting pedal strikes of course). Except for the near meaningless metric of standover height taking 5cms off the wheels shouldn't effect fit at all.
09-03-06, 05:31 PM
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Originally Posted by na975
i just switched to a 650 fork & front wheel and 700 rear wheel too. havn't road it yet though, i hpoe it ok :/
Well its been good to me so far. Go for it!
09-03-06, 05:55 PM
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Originally Posted by SamHouston
Sorry I used the word fit, didn't mean to confuse you into stating the obvious. Standover height is important to some people and what she wanted to change, though I'm sure as you said it's nearly meaningless to ?
One of them will result in slightly more responsive steering but depending on what you started with still within common geometry ranges(except with an abnormally low BB for any bike). The other will result in a bike far outside the norms of bike design and will probably ride like ****(and have a fairly low BB to boot). There is a reason you don't see bikes with 80 degree ST/HT and almost no trail.
The comment about standover just relates to my annoywance regarding people thinking standover is the most important part of fit.
09-03-06, 07:33 PM
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The steering does feel different. I don't know how to describe it, but I guess its a bit squirrely. It feels different around corners. I understand what trail is, but how does it affect traction and turning? Is it unsafe to have little trail?
