Sunday, June 17, 2018

I Never Understood The Small Front Wheel Road Bikes, J.P. Weigle Edition

This PJ Wiggle was for sale on the interwebs.  I hate it hate it hate it.  Was never a yuge fan of the smaller-wheel for small bikes-- one wheel size is always better than two, even when the two wheels were smaller than standard.  Small road-racing style bike could be and were made acceptably well with dual-700C wheels for smaller, mostly female riders.  The 650C racing-style bikes had a place as there were proper tubulars available for actual junior racing back in the day.

As far as this Weigle goes, 5'6" is pretty fucking close to pro bike racer size, and even a woman that height can easily be accommodated on a proper 700C-wheeled road bike.  Also, not a fan of the tomato-red paint or the capless seatstay attachment atmo, but as usual, nobody asked me.


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