What is an "aggressive" geometry?

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03-17-13 | 04:58 PM

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Homeyba

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Originally Posted by oldbobcat

....And frankly, most of these bikes are sold to arthritic boomers, overweight gen-Xers, and millenials who grew up with BMX and just don't see the point of reaching too far for a handlebar. Many of these folks don't ride more than 200 miles a month but they feel a lot better about their bike if it's called endurance rather than plush, lard-ass or old-fart.

I think you are right there and we are actually in agreement here. Guess I just don't like the the term "endurance" when it's really more of a "comfort" thing. You work in a bike shop, why do steerers always get lopped off. Is the expense of a few shims too much? or do they not want to spend the time fitting each rider to a bike? I have my C-50 set up so that I can raise or lower the bars by about 2cm depending on my need. I had to specifially ask them not to cut the steerer for me.

03-17-13 | 05:13 PM

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oldbobcat

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Originally Posted by chasm54

Eddy was bigger than most people realise. I like narrower bars too, and like him I find a shorter top tube works for me. Never thought I'd have anything in common with Eddy Merckx.

6 feet and one half inch, usually 160-170 lbs. That was on the tall side for his time. Gimondi was a bit taller and a bit skinnier.