WSD Basic Differences?

meagain
meagain Posts: 2,331
edited May 2008 in Workshop
Just a thought....is there a BASIC design philosophy underlying WSD race bikes? I'm guessing that shorter top tubes relative to seat tubes? And that the rest is tweaking via crank, stem, bars etc dimensions relative to frame size?

With 33" inside leg and about 5' 9 1/2" I find modern sizing too long, especially as I do not want head down and going for it posture!

Being not the slightest bit macho about such things I'm wondering if a 54 cm (virtual) WSD might not be a better fit for me than a *mans* size.

Any thoughts?
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  • feel
    feel Posts: 800
    you might have a point, but also consider handlebar rise. When i first got an MTB it had flat bars which really caused me to lean over. I replaced them with bars with a considerable rise which were more comfortable and offered a big range of positions, depending on how you rotated them.
    I reckon they often put flat bars on because they are cheap :evil: regardless of the fact that curved bars can be so much more flexible.

    something like this would offer more positions
    static-hi-top-bars.jpg

    I'm assuming you have flat bars :oops:
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  • meagain
    meagain Posts: 2,331
    "I'm assuming you have flat bars"

    Some of each! But I certainly agree the point: whether flat or drops I ride with only about 1"-2" vert difference saddle to bar top.
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  • feel
    feel Posts: 800
    The bars i put on my MTB were old steel ones which had another pair of bends in the end sections and really do offer a big range of positions. Only down side is that they are a bit on the heavy side.
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