Why do “sportive” bikes have such stupid long head tubes!!!!
Dont get me started on this….i looked at loads of bikes when buying my last one and in the end the deciding factor came down to head tube length and aesthetics….ridiculous really as it should be about how it rides but things are getting silly with some manufacturers offering head tubes in the 17.5 – 20 cm range now!.
Honestly people buying these bikes would be better off on a hybrid, road bikes are supposed to be low at the front to minimise your frontal area, what is the point in sitting upright like a big sail in the wind?!
Head tube on mine is 12.5 cm and i’d like to get it shorter than that, i reckon a 10 cm head tube would be perfect.