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Originally Posted by Peter P.
Exactly. With sloping top tubes and the resultant flexible head tube length, handlebar height can be all over the place. Also, reach to the bars will be affected by seat tube angle and top tube length, so stack and reach give the buyer a better idea of whether the bike will fit like whatever known frame they have.
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It’s a fallacy. Head tube lengths in isolation mean nothing, or little to be kind. One needs to be reminded that the bottom of the head tube is a function of many dimensions, fork stack, frame drop, and head tube angle among them. Without keeping the discussion wide and including these variables, the actual finished (overall) length isn’t as telling as some would like to believe.