The slack seat tube works together with the slack headtube which you can definitely feel!
On Wednesday, December 23, 2015 at 5:32:11 PM UTC-7, John Hawrylak wrote: > > A relaxed rear geometry seems 1 major feature of all Rivendells (except > the Roadeo), i.e s*lacker Seat Tube Angles (STA)are used compared to > other frames*, whether large or small builder. The STA angles of the > small to medium frames vary from 71.5 deg (Sam, Joe A, San Macro) to 72.5 > deg (AHH, Atlantis, Ram) which are less than: > > - Small 27"/700C frames which typically have steeper STA, 73 to 74 > deg, to avoid toe clip overlap. The exception being a long top tube, > requiring shorter stems to maintain reach within limits > - Larger frames even are less than 73 deg, a typical British STA. > > The slacker STA puts you further back, 6 to 18mm, depending on the STA > compared to 73deg STA. > > My questions to the group > > 1. Is the relaxed rear geometry something you can feel when compared to > other frames?? > > 2. Do you see it as a positive?? > > The relaxed rear seems to go together with the higher head tube, bars up > to saddle height and further back, which also seem to differentiate > Rivendell, assuming lugs & great paint jobs don't affect the ride. > > John Hawrylak > Woodstown NJ > > > > > -- 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 post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
