Compact geometry means the bike has a sloping top tube, whereas a traditional geomety bike has a completely level top tube. I believe Giant may have been the first to come out with compact frames for road bikes -- here is a link to the Giant website with more info.
Welcome guest, is this your first visit? Click the "Create Account" button now to join.
Results 1 to 14 of 14
Thread: Compact Frame
Hybrid View
-
04-25-2008, 05:11 PM #1
Registered User
- Join Date
- May 2006
- Posts
- 11
-
04-25-2008, 06:01 PM #2
zippadee-doo-dah
- Join Date
- Apr 2007
- Location
- Limbo
- Posts
- 8,769
Heh.
I've just always called it "a sloping top tube"
2008 Trek FX 7.2/Terry Cite X
2009 Jamis Aurora/Brooks B-68
2010 Trek FX 7.6 WSD/stock bontrager
Reply With Quote
