I would agree, what ever benefits you get from a steep seat tube on the climbs, turn into negatives if you live somewhere with a lot of flat or rolling terrain. I am also not a fan of the longer slacker lower bike tech. Pedal strikes and a front wheel washing out all the time is no fun.
Good article, but I think a focus on the greater rider environment and not just north shore, that’s straight up and straight down, would be helpful for the rest of us that ride in different areas. . For shore riders, steep seat tubes and long ,low, slack make a lot of sense, other places not so much.
March 31, 2021, 10:42 a.m. - Saidrick
I would agree, what ever benefits you get from a steep seat tube on the climbs, turn into negatives if you live somewhere with a lot of flat or rolling terrain. I am also not a fan of the longer slacker lower bike tech. Pedal strikes and a front wheel washing out all the time is no fun. Good article, but I think a focus on the greater rider environment and not just north shore, that’s straight up and straight down, would be helpful for the rest of us that ride in different areas. . For shore riders, steep seat tubes and long ,low, slack make a lot of sense, other places not so much.