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This is one of those things I don't really buy - i.e. that sitting lower
relative to the axle height improves handling. BB height affects cornering in
two ways:
1) Changes your center of gravity.
2) Changes the height and distance you need to travel to come back to center.
Theoretically, these numbers should be independent of the wheel size. Same
thing with manualling. But perhaps there is some effect that I'm not thinking
about here.
To take this to extremes, what would happen if you created a mountain bike
with 20 inch wheels but identical geometry in every other sense (bb height,
chainstay length, etc.). Would it corner and manual terribly?
Nov. 5, 2013, 3:57 p.m. - Dirk
#!markdown This is one of those things I don't really buy - i.e. that sitting lower relative to the axle height improves handling. BB height affects cornering in two ways: 1) Changes your center of gravity. 2) Changes the height and distance you need to travel to come back to center. Theoretically, these numbers should be independent of the wheel size. Same thing with manualling. But perhaps there is some effect that I'm not thinking about here. To take this to extremes, what would happen if you created a mountain bike with 20 inch wheels but identical geometry in every other sense (bb height, chainstay length, etc.). Would it corner and manual terribly?