I have heard/read all the bebfits of these style of frame:
stiffness comfort weight savings et
but do they really save weight and offer greater stiffness if you hav to use a longer seatpost which must make for the difference in weigh and offer flex as well (especially carbon/Ti posts
Originally posted by flyingdutch I have heard/read all the bebfits o these style of frame: but do they really save weight and offe greater stiffness if you have to use a longer seatpost which mus make for the >difference in weight and offer flex as well (especiall carbon/Ti >posts
There should be a wealth of discussion about this topic online.
Search through rec.bicycles.tech and .racing on google for compac versus traditional geometry