Originally Posted by
shapelike
Everytime I wander into the road forum I'm irked by how little some people know about the products they own/are planning to own. This leads me to a question, as maybe I'm biased based on what I do at work.
Do most of you pour over geometry details on a bike/frame you're considering, or you do look for the same nominal size sticker each time and call it quits at that? Did someone tell you once what size you are or are you trying to find the perfect frame down to the mm each time you're looking for something new?
Ya, I couldn't write that w/out sounding biased but I fully admit to being a complete neurotic headcase. Maybe it's because I'm all leg and don't fit most off the peg frames well or because I do a lot of fittings that this bugs me, but doesn't anyone else even bother looking at this info?
I'm pretty neurotic about geometry/fit. For me, at first it was kind of like taking stabs in the dark, but experimentation eventually paid off, as knowledge of what works for me built exponentially. Just ask anybody. I'm always adjusting my saddle 1mm or talking about tube angles or something. I actually find this stuff interesting.
So Mike, wanna go grab a beer and talk about fork rake? How many mm's are you running?
P.S. That wingsuit base jumping video was eXtreme to the point of hilarity!