What is your culture where frame geometry includes things that are not frame?
Is there some secret culture in Boston I don't know about? I have ridden in Boston many times, most riders seemed about as knowledgable as any other city. There are lots of high quality bike builders in the Boston area. So I am sure they know what they are talking about.
Maybe your culture is just you, if so keep going with that. It will make advice much easier to get.
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Read the things posted, you will learn things.
Geometry- The angles and measures of your frame. The length of the seat tube, top tube, headtube, and chain stays as well as the angles of the headtube and seattube.
Fit- The combo of the geometry of the frame, along with the placement of everything added to the bike. The height, angle, and location of the saddle. The height, angle and location of the bars. And the length of crank. If you are riding clipless sometimes the location of the cleats on your shoes is also included.
Geometry can never change on a frame, you can change all sorts of things about the fit.
Last edited by Kayce; 06-19-12 at 01:38 PM.