Originally Posted by
JohnDThompson
With the fork pointing straight ahead, run a string from the rear dropouts to the front fork ends, then measure the vertical distance from the string to the center of the bottom bracket shell.
As I measure it -- and I acknowledge my measurements may be suspect -- I found a ~6cm drop on the LeTour and slightly more, about 6.5cm on the Trek.
I also measured the wheelbase and came up with ~410 on the Le Tour, and ~415 on the Trek.