Originally Posted by
barba
I think I disagree. Frames are often designed with a particular fork rake as a consideration. Wheel size also does have an impact on the way a frame is designed. Ask the 650b crowd and they will tell you more than you care to hear.
Exactly my point, the wheel size and fork rake affect how the bicycle handles, and they are factors when determining frame geometry, but they don't
change the frame geometry. That is to say, if I slap a track fork on a touring frame, I did not just make the touring frame a track frame. Did I change the way the bike handles? Certainly. Did I change the frame geometry? Of course not.