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Old 12-05-15 | 10:00 AM
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Originally Posted by McBTC
In my size it's the same comfort/endurance geo as my bike -- even the HT and ST angles -- but, the effective top tube length is a bit longish (that just takes a bit shorter stem length for me). Based on the specs the trail is should be 60 not 62.
Interesting you say that. The advantage of the lower BB would be to produce more stack WITHOUT THE NECESSITY OF INCREASING THE TOP TUBE LENGTH. But it isn't hard to get a bike with more stack. It is only a problem if you want that extra stack without more reach too. (I should mention it is not as much of a problem these days with endurance geometries.) But if you are going to increase reach at the same time as stack, why not just use a more normal BB height and move up to the next size bike?
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