Singlespeed & Fixed Gear"I still feel that variable gears are only for people over forty-five.
Isn't it better to triumph by the strength of your muscles than by the artifice of a derailer? We are getting soft...As for me, give me a fixed gear!"-- Henri Desgrange (31 January 1865 - 16 August 1940)
And there is no issue running a non tapered fork in a tapered head tube...
But why would you? It's like trying to run a quill stem on a 1 1/8th headtube.
Leader-"We put new technology in the ride that's supposed to make it function better."
consumer-"Can I not use the new technology though, because it limits my options."
Leader-"We put new technology to prevent all of the knockoff frames from copying us for a year."
I feel like it's probably more of this.
Even more new crappy versions of the 721/725 are flooding the market. I noticed City Grounds just started carrying "Crew Bike Co". Now they have like 6 brands that all carry the same bottom of the barrel aluminum frames.
Even more new crappy versions of the 721/725 are flooding the market. I noticed City Grounds just started carrying "Crew Bike Co". Now they have like 6 brands that all carry the same bottom of the barrel aluminum frames.
But why would you? It's like trying to run a quill stem on a 1 1/8th headtube.
Leader-"We put new technology in the ride that's supposed to make it function better."
consumer-"Can I not use the new technology though, because it limits my options."
Because arguably, for most people riding a road bike (especially a leader), a tapered steer tube is not going to make any difference ride wise. It is "technology" that has migrated over from the mountain biking world, where a stronger/stiffer steer tube to fork crown interface was necessary and has mostly replaced double crown forks. All thing being equal, the larger diameter bearing races will be more durable and smoother as well.
I agree that in most cases there is no good reason NOT to use a tapered fork in a tapered head tube. However, aesthetics aside, there are no real problems in doing so.
Seatpost height is set it and forget it. You wouldn't have to do it again unless your girlfriend was borrowing it, which, first of all, would never happen to me because my girlfriend doesn't exist, and if she did, I'd choose her based on our leg length being exactly the same.