Originally Posted by 79pmooney

This is America. Bigger is better. Now "Q" is a letter best kept out of advertising so marketing hasn't pushed Q-factors publicly, but the are doing it. And Q-factor is a lot like a given car model. Like the model, every year it gets bigger so more can be offered. (More cogs, more clearance, more hardware.)

The day will come when the marketing guys will see that many of us have been hurting for a smaller Q-factor (and voting with our feet; buying older bikes). Time for a new concept. The N-factor (for "narrow").

You saw it here first.

Ben