Originally Posted by
philbob57
It's also important if one comes down hard on the top tube.
I have never managed to crash any bike and land with both feet flat on the ground. I just don't have this level of control while crashing.
Originally Posted by
philbob57
Where do you see that? I see lots of questions on saddle height and some on saddle fore and aft.
Agree, but often after they have already bought a bike. I see so many pictures of bike set up where saddle height etc would appear to have been a secondary thought.
Originally Posted by
philbob57
Is it the standover propaganda or is it that racers ride small bikes, and buyers want to look like racers? I strongly suspect it's the latter.
It could be both, but many of the poorly fitted (too small) bikes I have seen are not race bikes.