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BubbaTex journeyman Reged: 12/20/03 Posts: 56 Loc: Austin, Texas Interesting tidbit on published Merckx geometry's       01/25/04 03:49 AM (65.65.99.155) Edit   Reply   Quote   I bought a Merckx Race in November. I had been looking at various bikes for months and I was also trying to decide what size to buy within a few different brands. I "crunched" numbers all the time. I determined that the Merckx geometry was a good fit and bought a 58. I *thought* the TT was 57.3 as that was what was posted on Gita's site, Competitive Cyclist's site and at GVH were I bought the bike. However, as of this month, Gita has posted "new" numbers and the TT number now says 58.3, not 57.3 as I thought. Well, I measured and it is a 58.3! I thought it felt a little long (but it still works as I went with a shorter stem)! I spoke to Gary at GVH and the MX Leader he has in stock has a 57.3 TT, but the Team SC has a 58.3. I don't know if this has happened with other sizes, but it appears somewhere along the line, Merckx actually changed the geometry on the 58. OK, that's my conspiracy theory for the day..... -------------------- "It is more important to do less more often than to do more less often" Ed Burke, PhD Post Extras

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