I look at the photo that Chuck sent during the discussion of brake cable
routing and wonder at the riding position of Eddy Mercxk. He was perhaps
the greatest of all time, but look at how bent up his back is. That would
just kill me. I see that and think that the bike is just too small,
especially the top tube. My back cries out for more extension than that.
Isn't it amazing the little eccentricities of fit that we all have to go
through to get comfortable on a bike?
Probably a dumb question, but was comfort all that much a consideration for
a guy like Mercxk? Did Racers ride one size for racing and another for more
relaxed riding? How about our List Members...could/would you ride a bike
where you are as unrelaxed as Eddy seems in this photo? Has the standard
for fit and comfort changed since "In the day"?
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Tom Sanders
Lansing, Mi USA