Originally Posted by
EdIsMe
I've watched every (yes every) video you have on YouTube and never realized just how extreme your setup is. It's a bit impressive. Especially on the red bike where it appears the drops are lower than the top of the front tire.
I'm really interested in your note about handling. I was taught and have pretty much always tended to shift my weight backwards in a turn, lowering the torso, but keeping weight bias on the rear wheel. Steering input comes mainly from the hips and arms are generally kept relaxed with minor countersteer input.
*This is turning into a geometry/handling geek thread and I like it!
**Unrelated:
Does anyone know of a carbon fork with a 22.0mm steerer or if a 1" headset can work on a French frame ?
I think so, but I've never converted a French threaded frame to anything. All the ones I worked on weren't worth fixing. Info on the French/English stuff here:
http://sheldonbrown.com/velos.html
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