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05-02-12 | 07:22 AM

kevmk81

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race geometry frame

How does one tell if a frame is designed with a race geometry? Just curious, seeing the term thrown around here and there.

05-02-12 | 07:40 AM

big john

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There are no rules but bikes designed for racing tend to have a short wheelbase and steep head tube angle. Also, they tend to have shorter head tubes to allow the bars to be lower.
In the old days there were "stage racing" geometry bikes and "criterium" bikes with the crit bikes tending to be the stiffest and quickest handling.
Any road bike geometry is a compromise one way or another and any decent bike can be raced.

05-02-12 | 02:09 PM

mkadam68

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If you see it lined up at a race.

05-02-12 | 06:35 PM

Jed19

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Originally Posted by big john

There are no rules but bikes designed for racing tend to have a short wheelbase and steep head tube angle. Also, they tend to have shorter head tubes to allow the bars to be lower.Any road bike geometry is a compromise one way or another and any decent bike can be raced.

This.