Originally Posted by
CliffordK
I was disappointed to hear that Trek dropped the 650c Madone a while ago.
But, I've heard the "long legs, short torso" thing for a while, so on a couple of brands I compared WSD specs to mainstream specs, and could not find any difference, at least in the frame.
I have to imagine the difficulties in building multiple monocoque frame sizes, although they often aren't a pure monocoque, and may well be able to share things like hidden lugs.
Nonetheless, I find it disappointing to ignore half the worlds population with their marketing.
I don't see this as ignoring women, just not pretending they need a different geometry. It may actually increase their options if it stops discouraging smaller men from looking at sizes that have been previously marketed as women's sizes.