Thread: what does sloping mean?
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Old 04-05-09 | 08:18 AM
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Originally Posted by MichaelW
. Compact bikes do not have smaller wheelbase. Compact bikes do not have shorter effective top tubes, just a different arrangement of metal.
In Gios' parlance "Compact" means both a shorter top tube and a tighter wheelbase.

Originally Posted by MichaelW
The CAAD9 is a traditional design.
It DOES have a sloping top tube.

^^^ Fixed.
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