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Old 03-14-2018, 01:14 AM
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Ummm, yeah, so wow. Serotta.

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Old 03-14-2018, 05:26 AM
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515ett with a 272mm headtube?! The stack roughly equates similarly to a ~240mm headtube on a 700c fork by comparison. I can't even imagine how short the reach must feel on that bike. I own frames that have headtubes half the length of that thing and they already feel like they are on the laxer side of frame geometries.

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Old 03-14-2018, 05:35 AM
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Obviously designed to break the hour record.
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Old 03-14-2018, 06:05 AM
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Obviously designed to break the hour record.
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Old 03-14-2018, 08:44 AM
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Please stop the bull&^%! This bicycle was probably designed for a person with limited flexibility/range of motion. This custom geometry was possibly the only option that allowed him/her to ride at all.
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Old 03-14-2018, 08:52 AM
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Please stop the bull&^%! This bicycle was probably designed for a person with limited flexibility/range of motion. This custom geometry was possibly the only option that allowed him/her to ride at all.
Well said. Hence the "custom" part.
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Old 03-14-2018, 09:02 AM
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Years back we had a customer who rode a bike like that. The dude had severe problems with his spine -- like couldn't bend over to wipe his ass bad. Serotta provided the elegant solution for him ... still it was ugly AF.

At 10-12mph that guy still managed to pump 3-4k/year.
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Old 03-14-2018, 10:05 AM
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Years back we had a customer who rode a bike like that. The dude had severe problems with his spine -- like couldn't bend over to wipe his ass bad. Serotta provided the elegant solution for him ... still it was ugly AF.

At 10-12mph that guy still managed to pump 3-4k/year.
Exactly. If it gets someone on the bike who biomechanically can't handle an efficient cycling position, and helps keep custom framebuilders afloat, what's the problem?
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Old 03-14-2018, 10:14 AM
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Old 03-14-2018, 10:29 AM
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Yup, not necessary here

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