Originally Posted by
LostBoizdown
If I can be allowed to be pedantic for a second, since you're the one who made the first claim the so-called "burden of proof" rests on your shoulders. These sort of arguments usually end with "no YOU prove it!" so it's best to just provide your reasoning and back it up right away.
Sorry, I didn't make the first claim, I was merely responding the "Yes they are", "No they aren't" discussion.
That said, I did find another article:
http://www.active.com/triathlon/Arti...-Dimension.htm
What I found in this more recent collection of data is that the difference between the average U.S. male and female, in the critical dimensions affecting bicycle fit, is very small. Proportional to height, the male and female dimensions of leg length, hand length and arm length are very close in this more recent data set.
While U.S. men are, on average, five inches taller than women; the proportions of the two groups are very similar.
Again, I find it annoying when someone simply says your wrong without
something to back it up.
-murray