The boundaries between the different types of road bikes are not firm. If the boundaries are indeed fluid, then one bike builder might label a bike as, say, a racing bike, but it would in fact not be a pure racing bike. I'd like to understand what will reveal the bike type, with the objective of being able to determine where exactly a bike fits on the continuum of bike types.
To reach this understanding, I will provide you with numbers from a geometry table for a road bike, without specifying brand, model, or type of bike.
Although I am asking you to tell me what type of road bike it is, I don't really care about that answer. I extracted the numbers myself and I know the (purported) type. What I do care about is your explanation: How did you reach your conclusion? What in the numbers revealed the road bike type?
- Wheel Size 700C
- A - Seat Angle 73.3°
- B - Top Tube (mm) 570
- C - Head Angle 73.0°
- D - Offset/Fork Rake (mm) 45
- E - Head Tube (mm) 170
- F - BB Drop (mm) 68
- RC - Chainstay Length (mm) 415
- FC- Front Centre (mm) 598
- Stack (mm) 562
- Reach (mm) 396
- WB - Wheelbase (mm) 1004
- G - Seat Tube C-Top (mm) 530
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