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Old 02-10-25 | 05:53 PM
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Originally Posted by Iride01
Aggressive and relaxed are relative terms. And context depend very much on whether talking about you and the bike or comparing two or more bikes to each other.

Right or wrong, it's common for many of us to refer to a bike with a really low stack height that gives a lot of saddle to bar drop as a aggressive fit bike. Conversely, a bike that has a high frame stack where the bars and saddle will be more even will be considered a relaxed fit bike. There is a little more to it and sometimes seat tube angle plays a part too.

The relaxed part is not talking about your comfort. It's just means the geometry of the bike from a design standpoint is relaxed. Many people seem to confuse that relaxed term as meaning their comfort. But actually it doesn't. Depending on what type cycling you do, you could be more comfortable on a aggressive fit bike, also known as race fit, than you would be a relaxed fit bike. And for other types of cycling, a bike with a more relaxed geometry will be more comfortable.

But you haven't expressed anything that tells us what type cycling you do. If your longest ride is less than 60 minutes, then anything might fit you comfortably. Comfort changes with the demands of your type cycling and the time of your rides.
You're really not making any sense. "Relaxed geometry" is geometry. "Relaxed fit" is fit, and that can happen regardless of the bike's geometry. If "relaxed fit" isn't about being more comfortable, I can't imagine what else it would be. "Fit" has nothing to do with the way the bike rides.
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