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@Hyper_Allah
My 2 cents on polo geometry. I mostly agree with glowbike. However I think two key things missing are riding position and play style. If you look at the current geometries they're mostly getting pretty similar now (in the same way equipment has) so riding position has a big effect.
Example 1: Low trail (late 50's - early 60s) will give you more responsive steering but make you less stable. You can regain that stability with a forward riding positon more inline with the front axle with the addition of long low-ish stem (I use 110mm).
Example 2: If you corner at speed, you probably want a high bb. If you're slower and but more technical go for really compact wheel base and lower bb.