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Old 08-01-08 | 01:12 PM
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Originally Posted by gfrance
From what I've noticed mountain bikers are tending to ride larger frames than 'ideal'.

Many road cyclists like to run slightly small. I don't.
Not so much an issue with carbon frames, but the thinking is that the smaller frame will be stiffer. Im 100% sure this is all in my head and that I would probably not notice a difference in performance between a 56 and a 58 cm frame.
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