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Old 10-08-08 | 03:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Nessism
One of my early frames had 7.7 cm of drop and I managed to hit the pedal a time or two going through corners. I'm sure a more diciplined rider that I could manage just fine with 8 cm of drop, but people like me get along better with a little more clearance.
Two of mine are pretty high, 7.0cm (Trek 610) and 6.5 cm (Woodrup Giro). I really don't get why either design needed to do that, neither one was ever marketed as an aggressive racing bike, and they are both sort of flexy. I feel that both of them get a little teetery at low speeds, but that could also be trail.

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