Originally Posted by sashae
There's a lot of discussion of "track geometry" vs "road geometry" here, but I'm curious how many people are actually cognizant of geometry that works well for them in one way or another. I mean, there's a lot of overlap between what some of the track builders do for track frames (Italianate influenced closer to 74/74) and what some of the modern material road builders are doing (very sharp head angles, like 74.5/73.5 or so.)
There is no "right way" to choose your geometry for a track frame -- some builders choose differently than others. I'd be interested to hear Don or Richard or Sacha weigh in a bit about their choices in geometry, or the thought processes involved rather than continue uninformed blathering
are you going to ride track? if so, which event?!
geometry plays second fiddle to rider fit; before
a frame is complete, the rider's contact points
must be ascertained. after that - and only after
that - are the specs wrt center of gravity, wheelbase,
etcetera, considered.
iow, a "fixie" used on the road really needn't be a
dedicated track frame at all (unless you're just into
all the zeitgeist). regardless, trying to pedal on
pavement in a position dedicated for a velodrome
event is not that rational.
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