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It's a problem in road, too. Cranks and chainrings, for example. Road bikes
are also older, so things like geometry have been closer to 'modern' for
longer, despite some changes in the last 10 years to steer some road bikes
away from race geometry and suited more for weekend warrior or recreational
use.
But road bikes don't have suspension (other than one ill-advised foray), and
they haven't tried changing wheel sizes (yet). So there are also fewer
variables. Disc brakes might throw a wrench into it for a year or two.
March 24, 2015, 3:41 p.m. - Pete Roggeman
#!markdown It's a problem in road, too. Cranks and chainrings, for example. Road bikes are also older, so things like geometry have been closer to 'modern' for longer, despite some changes in the last 10 years to steer some road bikes away from race geometry and suited more for weekend warrior or recreational use. But road bikes don't have suspension (other than one ill-advised foray), and they haven't tried changing wheel sizes (yet). So there are also fewer variables. Disc brakes might throw a wrench into it for a year or two.