Originally Posted by Glasgow Biker
I've heard that specific track frames have a higher BB than a normal road frame to avoid this problem. Obviously track frames have fairly upright geometry, and are not everybody's cup of tea. Do cyclocross frames have a higher BB height too to take into acount rough terrain? I was looking at various frame specs a while ago, and couln;t seem to ever find info on BB heights. Is there a good source of this info anywhere?
cyclocross bikes used to have higher BB heights, however, most manufacturers are starting to lower the BB again for better handling. the lower the BB, the more stable the handling. with a track bike, it doesn't matter too much, becuase the track bike is already twitchy.