bikenut2010
Senior Retro Guru
I should know this stuff but...
In these days of buying used bikes online, I'd like a little guidance on this:
I have a couple of nice steelies, both columbus tubing, one is 53 seat ct-ct and 54 top, the other is 54 seat and 54.5 top ( Colnago super ).
They are both sport frames with close clearance geometries ( i.e. no room for mudguards. )
would a similar size frame with mudguard clearance typically have a greater standover height because of the increased wheel to frame clearance , or would, as one would imagine, a mudguard friendly bike have a more relaxed geometry returning the standover height to about the same as a race frame?
perhaps there's no hard and fast rule due to the huge diversity of designs ( i'm talking about trad. horizontal top tube frames ).
Any insight would be valued.![Big Grin :D :D](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
In these days of buying used bikes online, I'd like a little guidance on this:
I have a couple of nice steelies, both columbus tubing, one is 53 seat ct-ct and 54 top, the other is 54 seat and 54.5 top ( Colnago super ).
They are both sport frames with close clearance geometries ( i.e. no room for mudguards. )
would a similar size frame with mudguard clearance typically have a greater standover height because of the increased wheel to frame clearance , or would, as one would imagine, a mudguard friendly bike have a more relaxed geometry returning the standover height to about the same as a race frame?
perhaps there's no hard and fast rule due to the huge diversity of designs ( i'm talking about trad. horizontal top tube frames ).
Any insight would be valued.