What are the advantages to Valdora TT/Tri geometry? .
Since Valdora frames are semi-compact, they are fairly easy to size. Being able to stand over the frame is not an issue. This might effect someone who needs a 54 cm top tube but doesn’t have a tall enough inseam to comfortably stand over a standard 54 cm frame with a horizontal top tube. The semi compact design inherently makes the frame stiffer and stronger and since less material is required, it also makes it lighter. The 76 degree seat tube angle makes it easy enough to move the saddle fore or aft along the rails to achieve effective seat tube angles from 74 – 78 degrees. The taller head tubes on Valdora TT/Tri frames translate to requiring fewer spacers between the stem and the headset, increased stability and handling when descending, thus increased safety. In general, forks with carbon steer tubes should not have more than 4 cm of spacers between the headset and stem for sake of safety. That’s one of the reasons there are some high end tt/tri frames that have forks with alloy cro
