Thread: Why are people riding such small frames?
View Single Post
Old 04-26-13, 10:47 AM
  #21  
caloso
Senior Member
 
caloso's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Sacramento, California, USA
Posts: 40,865

Bikes: Specialized Tarmac, Canyon Exceed, Specialized Transition, Ellsworth Roots, Ridley Excalibur

Mentioned: 68 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 2952 Post(s)
Liked 3,106 Times in 1,417 Posts
Originally Posted by McRussellPants
Dunno, every idiot fixed gear kid I see tries to ride a frame too big and then puts a 70mm -17 degree on it and thinks its hot as hell.

If your bike doesn't have a 100+mm stem on it you could ride a size down and it'd feel better imo.

You could always ride a 52 with a setback and a 200mm stem like that Astana rider.
I see this too. And they typically ride with their backs straight up and their elbows locked out.
caloso is offline  
Reply