I was in an LBS (now defunct), and the owner pointed out how a traded in road bike/fit had been "bastardized" by the previous owner by using a bent shafted seatpost for more setback. The owner was pointing out how the bike was too small a size for the customer, and the bike owner had to resort to this. I have been wondering. *Is there really such a thing as "bastardising" a bike/fit* to get yourself where you are comfy on a bike? I don't design bikes, so the only two of things I could imagine you could do on a bike that might be considered to have "bastardising", negative effects might be: 1. "Geometric Bastardization" - Altering the intended geometry of a bike? Would it throw off the benefits of what the rest of that frame's geometry was intended for, resulting in a worse ride quality? Like using high flat bars on a modern time trial bike, or something to that effect. 2. "Aesthetic Bastardization" - might be if you put, say, a one-piece, full carbon drop bar/stem assembly on a cruiser bike? Other than that, I cannot see how improving comfort would be bastardizing anything. Of course, getting the right frame size from the beginning would eliminate the need to go to extremes for people.
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