Hello All, Since I've been *very* slowly getting into DIY framebuilding over the past few years, and by way of it, trying to better understand why some geometries work for me and my kind of riding over others, I have come to appreciate the method of builders like Waltworks in terms of using front-center as a guide for putting together a frame geometry with relation to getting the rider's weight distribution the way they want it (i.e. getting the bike to ride and fit the way one wants).
A corollary to this is that a builder might then use, like Waltworks the following method (paraphrased): 1. pick the trail you want 2. pick where you want your wheels to be 3. pick BB height 4. make sure the person can then fit the bike in the desired position(s) through HT length, stem, bars, etc. So my long-winded question is, with Grant's emphasis on getting more upright and weight to the back while making the chainstays longer to accommodate this, what might be the corresponding logic of making the front-center length of the Susie/Wolbis almost so long? Is it a matter of making the total wheelbase longer or a function of the slacker HT and corresponding fork offset/trail), a combo? Perhaps I am wondering most importantly is, what are the ride characteristics of such a choice? Does it still handle in the way that most other high-trail bikes characteristically do? I ask because I am really interested in this design, understand the benefits of longer chainstays especially for my kind of more upright position and preferred weight distribution, but have still found that my favorite kind of bike that I have ridden so far has a longish rear-center, lowish trail, and a front-center about 10cm shorter than that of the Susie. I am by no means a low trail evangelist, so I guess what I am looking for are some impressions in terms of front-end handling of the bike? Thank you all and please excuse (direct me to the discussions) if this has been covered here before. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/a6211aef-373d-4613-b95c-01a7f8e2c1a4n%40googlegroups.com.
