In a message dated 6/17/02 10:43:06 PM Pacific Daylight Time, rocklube@adnc.com writes:
<< My opinions are not to do with the "ride" of the frame per se. My opinions have to do with what my customers say about what I build for them. What I think of my frame does * matter in the least. How my customer feels about their frame is the ONLY thing that matters. My experience has been that with careful selection of tubes and an experienced designer/craftsman on the other end of the torch and file an excellent frame can be made in any size. >> *not?
I agree completely! To clarify my prior post: I can personally do a decent
riding evaluation (whatever that means) of frames in the 23" to 26" range.
Beyond that, I can't get a good position and the weight distribution isn't
"right" for me to be the best at evaluating it. As Brian rightly states,
using educated judgment allows a good builder to come up with something right
for the customer of any size. I guess my point was (is) that the education
STARTS with riding bikes our own size and in a way that is always a little
closer to home, as it's direct experience.
Stevan Thomas
Alameda, CA