feets on the air ;-)

tzenobite said:

hi to all anyone here is experienced with the 2x700c t-bone? i'm on the way to build an highracer,
with a local little df bike builder we starts to think about a 2x650c drawings, but we also likes
700c option (more tire choiches, especially on the diamond frame bike country, i.e. italy ;-)
using a standard roadie bike frame tubes, i can keep the seat slower than a monotube frame type
frame as bacchetta, but the major issue for me is the seat/bb height difference, and if a higher
bb with a lower seat may be unconfortable using the bike for relaxed altough fast rides the t-bone
is a really good looking bike (imho) but i'm wonder if the riding position will be good only for
racing thanks!

I used to own a Reynolds Weld Lab RT [1] with a 33 cm seat height and a 66 cm BB height. The
reclined seat and high BB will make starting, stopping and low speed handling more difficult. The
higher seat with dual ISO 622-mm wheels will aggravate the starting and stopping issues.

Numb feet and foot pain may be an issue for some riders with a very high BB relative to the seat.
For me, shoes with adequate with and very stiff soles (Sidi Dominator II Mega [2]) were a
requirement for riding the bike, as were clipless pedals.

The Reynolds Weld Lab designs are best suited for riding fast on the open road - other aspects have
been compromised as necessary to optimize performance.

[1] < < liegeradinfo.dewisbone2.jpgOpen ↗ > Picture of bike with component upgrades made by
current owner.
[2] Also sold in Italy, I suspect. 😉

Tom Sherman