Originally Posted by
Roger M
This thread is kind of pointless.
Big folks ride big bikes(and generally think they look better)
Small folks ride small bikes( and think the opposite)
A longer head tube looks better than the bottom and top lugs mashed together though(with the exception of the Terry bikes, IMO)
Agreed.
Originally Posted by
Drummerboy1975
If it's pointless then why do you have an opinion? Not too pointless I guess.
No, it's definitely pointless. He's right that big folks ride big bike (and tend to think they look better). Smaller folks like smaller bikes and are drawn to the way they look.
In the days of yore, smallish boys and grown men would ride bikes with huge 28" wheels and tall seat tubes. Nowadays the Tour De France and other races have grown men buying bikes 5 or more cm too small for them, just to look more 'aero.' But aesthetics doesn't matter - fit does. It doesn't matter what you *think* looks good. What matters is the way it suits you and whether it rides well.
This thread is like the moments when your wife asks you whether this handbag or shoes goes with that dress....or if it makes her look fat.
Yep, but I don't think a 5'11" woman should ever buy a dress made for a petite lady just because she thinks it looks better on the rack than the one in her size. This question is nonsense.