Joined: Jan 2009
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From: New York, NY, and High Falls, NY, USA
Bikes: 1962 Rudge Sports, 1971 Raleigh Super Course, 1971 Raleigh Pro Track, 1974 Raleigh International, 1975 Viscount Fixie, 1982 McLean, 1996 Lemond (Ti), 2002 Burley Zydeco tandem
Yes, in Major Taylor's day, they had learned that racers need to have their handlebars low, but they hadn't yet realized that increasing the reach helps, too. They had very short reaches on the bikes. I couldn't stand that.