Originally Posted by
lightspree
K.O.P.S. or Knee Over Pedal Spindle is a widely spread belief, as pointed out in the editor's note to the article at sheldonbrown.com:
"Exploding myths is tough work."
And doesn't happen overnight, especially if it is well established and entrenched.
While whst you say is correct, there is no more appropriate starting point than KOPS. It is easy to go from there.