Originally Posted by
mschwett
No, I’m actually curious. i was trying to accurately model the geometry of a few bikes in comparison to one of mine which has a head shock, and could not figure out an accurate correspondence between the published dimension and the measurements of the bike. visual bike geometry comparison tools don’t seem to correspond with the visual characteristics either, i.e. the intersection of the top tube and head tube seems off in one direction or another.
Oh, been there and done that myself. Modeling fit from just the bike geometry is tricky because most geometry specs don't give you all the information you need to show your contact points (butt, hands, and feet) with the bike.
Some bike manufacturers are getting a little better at that.