Originally Posted by
Reynolds
I see many lo pros have very slack headtube angles, what would be the reason for that, and how do they handle?
As the owner of 0 lo pros, I can only answer "in theory"... but as I don't know your knowledge on it either, this can be a "Thanks Capt. Obvious" kind of answer for you, but maybe others are interested as well...
The slack head tube makes the front of the bike lower (without further stressing the rider, e.g. see the Soviet type of fork mounted handlebars on the pursuit bikes) and the wheelbase longer.
The longer wheelbase makes the bike less "nervous", which comes handy on long runs, like TT, road bumps should be consumed easier. Helps keeping an ideal curve as turns are more precise however somewhat slower (especially at corners) compared to a steep head tube angle.
Anybody out there feel free to add/remove/correct.