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hippy
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Why did we keep shortening the wheelbase in the late 70s? Same reason we do weird shit to our TT bikes now, we thought it would make us faster.
I have a feeling (based on not much, but a hunch about wake vortex cleaning) that TT bike wheelbase is still influenced too much by tradition and not enough by science. I'd like to try moving the effective chainstay length to a more old fashioned 17"(compared with the 15-15.5" which is the current orthodoxy), I think more stability, more comfort and better aeros might all be up for grabs.