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?
Don't have the luxury to be too picky on the geometry since all my bike are used. I did learn what I needed though. Had a way too small bike (50cm) at first, but it wasn't so bad, apart from looking awful. So I realized I needed a short TT, for my short torso.
My three bikes have a TT of 54, 55 and 56cm. I play with stem and handlebar reach, saddle setback, to get it confy. So far so good. Now in terms of ST angle, chainstay length and steering trail... I can't really comment apart that its though to tell the difference.