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Old 12-08-09 | 11:06 PM
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Originally Posted by spcialzdspksman
Can you be a little more specific? The st and ht angles do contribute a little to track handling right? I'm just trying to figure out everything that does affect the handling as a track frame before I buy a new frame.
Well, if you want to look into all the factors that contribute to handling, I would start with head tube angle, seat tube angle, chainstay length, wheelbase, fork rake, tire size, bottom bracket drop, seat tube length, top tube length, saddle height, saddle setback, handlebar reach, handlebar drop, stem length, stem height, stem angle, and head tube length. Oh, and the length of your fork will contribute some.

As far as I can tell, track frames generally have steeper head tubes and seat tubes, higher bottom brackets, and a shorter wheelbase. The specific geometry will vary from model to model, but I don't think there is an official track geometry. Even the Specialized Langster, which many people talk about as having "road geometry" has an extremely steep seat tube in the smaller sizes and a some-what steep head tube angle at the top of the size range, meeting at size 58, which has 73-degree angles. A Cannondale Caad-9 has a 73.5-degree head tube angle and a 73-degree seat tube angle in the same size. That said, these bikes will probably handle remarkably different, since almost every other aspect is likely to be very different.

All I'm saying is stop worrying so much about "true track" geometry. If you like how steeper angles ride go for it, and don't worry about the ad campaign behind it.
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