Hi Peter, I am not speaking for or stepping in for Bill but I do know he has bikes and miles to ride (see another post)!
Bike geometry is one of those "simply complex" things and has been discussed for years, probably as long as modern bikes have existed. I would say read up on geometry decisions and approaches then come back (in another thread) with questions. There are people here far more knowledgeable than I and I am sure you will get lots of opinions. In its essence, a bike is a bike... as Grant would say... just ride! But once you move away from that, it can get somewhat more complicated. There are probably much better resources but here is a place to start on understanding certain issues, this link concentrating on touring bikes and their geometry differences: https://www.cyclingabout.com/understanding-bicycle-frame-geometry/ But, to your question about bars... upright bars generally need a longer relative top tube (to account for the different reach of those bars versus drop bars). But, with that, people have used upright bars on every bike imaginable - success being measured solely by the rider! Best to you, Bob On Sunday, August 6, 2017 at 10:44:53 AM UTC-5, Peter Turskovitch wrote: > > Hi Bill, sorry if the question seems ignorant. I don't know a ton about > bike geometry. > > Can't you put upright bars on any bike? Lots of bikes take 2" tires. And > what effect do the chainstays have? > > -- 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.
