Originally Posted by
smallwheeler
yep. the seatpost is 10cm too high. as i said, this is a doodle. i did it very quickly as an ideation exercise. the basic concept is what i was going for. however, i agree with what you say re: the headtube angle. what i was attempting was a combination of the maneuverability and handling of a polo bike with the stability and comfort of, say, a moulton.
i think it's an optical illusion that everything looks shifted forward.
so you are much closer to my height than I thought.
I was basing the observation about the riding position being shifted forward, purely on the numbers, in comparison to my bike the seat and the BB are pushed 3" forward and the bars are 2" further from the seat (5" forward of mine) and I take a pretty aggressive riding position. I realize it is just a rough just though I would contribute my 2 cents
I want to attempt a custom frame myself, so far I have a set of surly dropouts and a set of handle bars.... someday I will get there.
I have never even seen a moulton in person but man I want one, right up there with the tyrell CX