Vectors?! Next you're going to ask me to handle polar coordinates! Just kidding. You're totally right. I'm working on drawing those out on all my bikes.
On Aug 10, 9:46 am, newenglandbike <[email protected]> wrote: > I think at the heart of the matter is the notion of length/angle (or > magnitude/phase) pairs, which in mathematics/physics are known as a > vectors: > > http://www.physics.uoguelph.ca/tutorials/vectors/vectors.html > > To me, when it comes to how a bike *fits* a rider, there are only two > vectors on a bike that matter: > > 1: The vector from center of bottom bracket to the seat > 2 The vector from center of bottom bracket to the bars > > Once you have these determined, there will of course be a third vector > from the seat to the bars, but its length and angle is completely > determined by the other two. > > Of course this is only for fit and not handling, for which there are > tons of vectors that matter, and taste plays a larger role. > > Another thing to keep in mind is that your body's dimensions and > composition change as you age or change weight, or physical > fitness. So does your taste and style of riding. What was a > perfect fit for you last year or two years ago, might not be > anymore- but 90% of that IMHO can be corrected for by stem height/ > length and seat fore/aft/up/down adjustment. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
