Sam-B

Ours is not a phobia of symmetry.

The unbeatable feeling of riding a road bike: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZ9_4rcenEA Indeed!

@Jheitt142: Not entirely true. The right answer would be… It depends. It’s a mix of USD, NTD, and the local currency of other suppliers, JPY, EUR, etc. If the NTD exchange rate changes significantly enough to any other currency, you bet the landed costs in the USA will be different.

…at parties. Damn it…

Some of you sound like you’d be real fun a parties.

@mikekazimer: Yep - that is the same way we list it in our geo charts, since it's the only thing a rider could actually measure on their bike. Without strings and other weirdness at least...

Mani registered for UCI! That's pretty wild crossover. I wonder how many of the events he's going to do.

@Trophycase: my friend is 4’12” and she rides a factory lowered X-Trainer. She had a small wheel Kawisaki before, but the fork tubes would literally bottom out in ruts sometimes. To be honest, I added 10mm risers on my Sherco because the front end was soooo low. My last bike was a Husky TE250 and I ran that one stock. I hear you on the stand up thing. I ride standing 99% of the time.

@alexsin: I can't say anything about street motorcycles or track bikes, I only ride trail. Don't get me wrong, I definitely think there would ideally be some sizing for motos, I just think it matters a little bit less. I see more issues for my short friends who have a hard time reaching the ground or making big weight/pressure changes to the tires. I can throw my weight around more and dab anywhere I need to, the bigger pendulum helps. In general I would say being tall is a benefit for the type of riding I do. I used to have a tall seat on an old bike, but even with that, going between seated and standing was a really big motion. That would definitely be a downside for track riding with the seated corners. More energy and time spent changing position in to and out of corners. I am sure I would feel very cramped on a little street bike for any amount of time, but I don't have any experience there.

Like Ben, I am over average height and I’ve always wondered about an XL moto. I used to run taller bars because it seemed like I was supposed to. Once I realized that was just shortening my “triangle” and throwing off weight distribution, I switched back to stock and love it. I think the sizing thing is a bit different on the moto, since it’s high power and so much heavier. You are somewhere between a rider and a passenger, so the dynamic is completely different than a bicycle. You are ~50% or less of the system weight on a moto, but on a bike you are ~80% or more.