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Forum: Fitting Your Bike
11-18-19, 01:33 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 665
Posted By bobonabike

Bike geometry database (and a list of bike fitters)

I'm posting here to share a website I built with a friend: geometrygeeks.bike (https://geometrygeeks.bike)

(I already updated an old thread in the Road forum... seems this is relevant here, so I...
Forum: Fitting Your Bike
11-17-19, 02:53 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,242
Posted By bobonabike

Hi vishal_pvk... I sympathise, because I'm also...

Hi vishal_pvk... I sympathise, because I'm also relatively tall but with disproportionately long legs.

You'll find you need to run a higher seatpost than 'normal', meaning the front end will feel...
Forum: Fitting Your Bike
11-17-19, 02:44 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 7,538
Posted By bobonabike

Oh and another underthought item, for mountain...

Oh and another underthought item, for mountain bikes: brake lever angle. Tip them down at 45deg. So often I see them parallel to the ground. Tilting down means your wrist stays straight, and it's way...
Forum: Fitting Your Bike
11-17-19, 02:42 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 7,538
Posted By bobonabike

Most overthought: standover. It's just not...

Most overthought: standover. It's just not relevant when actually out and about on the bike... just put one foot on a pedal.

Most underthought: saddle angle. If your saddle is above the bars (i.e....
Forum: Road Cycling
11-17-19, 02:29 AM
Replies: 43
Views: 5,849
Posted By bobonabike

Lobster gloves! I have the Vaude Syberia II and...

Lobster gloves! I have the Vaude Syberia II and they're flippin' brilliant.

Full control over brake lever, while your other fingers are warmer in the mitt. Room for a hand-warmer too.

B
Forum: Road Cycling
11-17-19, 02:25 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 3,758
Posted By bobonabike

I just stumbled across this thread I started 2.5...

I just stumbled across this thread I started 2.5 years ago... so here's an update!

geometrygeeks.bike has kinda blown up and we now have over 6,300 bikes listed, and growing every day.

We've...
Forum: Road Cycling
05-30-17, 12:08 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 3,758
Posted By bobonabike

Cheers guys. You're right that the graphical...

Cheers guys. You're right that the graphical comparison tool is a solvable problem. I like the idea of making assumptions explicit and correctable.
VaBeachTennis - no FB page yet. Do you think it...
Forum: Road Cycling
05-15-17, 12:29 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 3,758
Posted By bobonabike

Thanks all for the suggestions and the...

Thanks all for the suggestions and the encouragement.

Yes we've been thinking about a graphical comparison tool for a while, but it's really difficult to do well. It will need to make certain...
Forum: Road Cycling
05-12-17, 12:01 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 3,758
Posted By bobonabike

raisinberry777: Cheers. Yeah we're thinking about...

raisinberry777: Cheers. Yeah we're thinking about that kind of search. Technically challenging but certainly on our radar.

wphamilton: Glad you like it. Which three bikes?

Everyone else:...
Forum: Road Cycling
05-11-17, 03:08 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 3,758
Posted By bobonabike

That is neat. Never seen that before!

That is neat. Never seen that before!
Forum: Road Cycling
05-11-17, 02:52 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 3,758
Posted By bobonabike

Comparing bike geometry - a new thing we made

Hello

A friend and I have been working on a website that lets you add geometry tables for any bike you like, then easily compare that geometry side-by-side with another.

It's here:...
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