Thread: Racing geometry- why?
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Old 05-29-05 | 11:52 PM
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ed073
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Bikes: Scapin EOS7 sloping, 10v Record, Ksyriums

Originally Posted by Al1943
Take a look at the bike the Giro winner was riding. Top tube does not slope, that's why he won.

http://www.cyclingnews.com/photos/20...id=giro0519/54

Al


Correct.

Sloping top tube combined with steep climbs like the Finestre mean these dudes are amplifying the gradient.....effectively twice the hill to climb.


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