Quote Originally Posted by tulip View Post
While I think it's very good that you are delving in so deep into the geometry, eventually you will need to just ride a bunch of different bikes and see which ones are comfy and which are not (and try to note what is different about each). At the very least, you will be able to translate all that geometry into real bikefeel, which in the end is all that matters.
That is problem #1... Finding something remotely close to what I want in my size at a shop. I have started calling some out of town shops too. Even one in a larger city for sure I thought would carry my size did not. It's not just low winter stock either. They said they do not stock it standardly *ever*. Of course any shop is happy to order it for you... with the idea that you are going to buy it. Mail order bride deal. Tulip, as I read your story of finding your Luna you wrote about in Ana's thread, I sat at my computer shaking my head thinking... "man, GF, you got lucky!". It's like your Luna found you... it was destiny. Me, on the other hand, hasn't gotten there yet *sigh*.