Originally Posted by
Fiery
Sorry if I wasn't clear enough. What I mean is that Jamis is boasting about size-specific geometry details the same way Specialized is boasting about the carbon layups - like it's something new and special. It's not, having proper geometry for every bike size (including chainstay lenght, BB drop and fork rake) is something that manufacturers have done for decades. Effectively, Jamis is just boasting that they are not cutting costs in this area like many other current manufacturers do, while conveniently ignoring the fact that numerous other manufacturers have quietly been doing this for longer than the Jamis has been in existence.
Imo size specific geometry*, is a very reasonable selling point. It may be Jamis is not unique, but as a buyer of smaller size bikes (usually 52cm) I can say that weird geometry in the smaller sizes its not uncommon either, even among expensive "high end" bikes. For instance ppl rave about the CAAD12, but look at the smallest one. - Head angle 70.5* and 7.3cm trail ... Is it a mountain bike in disguise :-) Cannondale could at least have put on a different fork to reduce trail a bit.
*You could argue almost all bikes have size specific geometry as they tend to get steeper and steeper seat tubes ans slacker and slacker head tubes as they get smaller, but some manufactures do seem to devote more effort towards proper handling in the smaller sizes, compared to others that seem more concerned about just getting rid of toe-strike and reduce SKUs.