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Why would that result in the rider's body being lower that an adjustable stem or custom conventional stem, or a custom, conventional frame, could not result in?
Don't ask me that. I can get level using a regular frame. U might wanna ask Jasonogk or Bjorn that question. To me, i feel that if i can get my torso level to the ground, then thats plenty good enough. Plus, if my head gets any lower, my neck muscles are gonna have a hard time the longer the race gets.
Maybe the current position that Bjorn has is actually a compromise as he could not find a stem that will yield a lower position. Now look at my pic, what if... the stem was flipped around and set in a negative configuration in the "new frame with the cut-out". Now thats what u would call rubbing your nose on the front tire.
So.., does someone wanna tell me why Gitane does not build bikes that way anymore, instead of criticizing me..? How about thinking "outside of the box"..? We all know that the rear wheel cutout was developed some time back and Cervelo popularized it with the P3, so why will the headtube cutout be a bad idea..? Maybe 10 years from now, the bikes at Walmart will also sport the cutout headtubes.
Paul..