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Old 03-30-10, 10:18 AM
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Originally Posted by bruce19
This post has raised a question for me: when measuring the top tube on a bike with a sloping top tube, do you measure from the center of the steering stem to the center of the seat post? This is rather than following the slope of the top tube. Seems logical to me.
Yes. This is usually called "effective" or "horizontal" top tube measurement. You measure where the top tube would be if it were horizontal.
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