Bam! One post pretty much hits all the important points regarding bike fit and geo wrt riding style.
IMHO bike design and fit has to be focused on the rider's position in relation to the bottom bracket and the headset. You can make minor adjustments with saddle position and bars/stems but pushing those too far tends to throw off all sorts of handling and riding characteristics. Getting the fit right is more important than any specific handling characteristics related to geo because no matter how well a bike is supposed to ride if it fits poorly and is a chore to ride then it's no fun and useless no matter how well the design supposedly rails corners or handles steeps.
Oct. 7, 2022, 9:06 a.m. - Mark
Bam! One post pretty much hits all the important points regarding bike fit and geo wrt riding style. IMHO bike design and fit has to be focused on the rider's position in relation to the bottom bracket and the headset. You can make minor adjustments with saddle position and bars/stems but pushing those too far tends to throw off all sorts of handling and riding characteristics. Getting the fit right is more important than any specific handling characteristics related to geo because no matter how well a bike is supposed to ride if it fits poorly and is a chore to ride then it's no fun and useless no matter how well the design supposedly rails corners or handles steeps.