I think every modern "tech" bike looks bastardized for fit - roadie, mountain. It looks like they're making undersized frames on purpose and slapping 400 mm seatposts on every one
On Thursday, November 1, 2012 12:08:13 AM UTC-5, Michael wrote: > > 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. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/JVB8UcJYUbEJ. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
