Do you regret buying (or not buying) Step-thru vs. Step-over frame?

[J.R.]

I always thank God for these videos...
Does anyone have the link for " How to tie your shoes" and "How to wipe your..."

I wouldn't know how to wipe you

 

[Gionnirocket]

I wouldn't know how to wipe you

And I thank you for that!

 

[J.R.]

And I thank you for that!

I know you like to poke fun at silly things. There is a reason that videos like Sheldon Brown's exist; they show technique. One of my bikes is a 29er, large frame. The saddle is roughly level with the bars, and that puts the saddle at about my belly button when I'm standing next to the bike. It's a big bike; I'm 6'-2". The saddle is positioned for proper leg extension to give me pain free power. I'm older and I have a very bad back, with 4 fused vertebrae, rods, bolts and a cage. I've been riding a long time and I ride a lot, I don't feel the need for a step through (yet) because I mount the bike properly, as shown, I lean the bike. I also dismount at stops. From the saddle my feet cannot touch the ground. This way I have the power to spin, without stress and damage to my knees and hips.

All that said, if and when I need a step through, I will get one. If I need a trike, I'd get one. I'll get a recumbent quad if it keeps me rolling down the trail and road. I don't care what it looks like, because when you're using it, looking down the trail, you can't see it. Just like stupid looking helmets, I can't see it when properly used. Most people just don't care what others are riding.

 

[Gionnirocket]

I know you like to poke fun at silly things. There is a reason that videos like Sheldon Brown's exist; they show technique. One of my bikes is a 29er, large frame. The saddle is roughly level with the bars, and that puts the saddle at about my belly button when I'm standing next to the bike. It's a big bike; I'm 6'-2". The saddle is positioned for proper leg extension to give me pain free power. I'm older and I have a very bad back, with 4 fused vertebrae, rods, bolts and a cage. I've been riding a long time and I ride a lot, I don't feel the need for a step through (yet) because I mount the bike properly, as shown, I lean the bike. I also dismount at stops. From the saddle my feet cannot touch the ground. This way I have the power to spin, without stress and damage to my knees and hips.

All that said, if and when I need a step through, I will get one. If I need a trike, I'd get one. I'll get a recumbent quad if it keeps me rolling down the trail and road. I don't care what it looks like, because when you're using it, looking down the trail, you can't see it. Just like stupid looking helmets, I can't see it when properly used. Most people just don't care what others are riding.

I get it... and agree.
I was poking fun more at the fact that these are skills I mastered in my childhood. Similar to the other tasks I joked about.
On my current bike I too can not reach the ground from the saddle and at a stop the stand over gives me about a mm of clearance if I don't immediately lean. Stopping on rough uneven terrain is becoming more of a challenge, especially later in the ride when I'm starting to tire.
This all said... I have a new step_thru that should be arriving sometime next week. I'm thinking my knees and my olives will thank me.

 

[J.R.]

I get it... and agree.
I was poking fun more at the fact that these are skills I mastered in my childhood. Similar to the other tasks I joked about.
On my current bike I too can not reach the ground from the saddle and at a stop the stand over gives me about a mm of clearance if I don't immediately lean. Stopping on rough uneven terrain is becoming more of a challenge, especially later in the ride when I'm starting to tire.
This all said... I have a new step_thru that should be arriving sometime next week. I'm thinking my knees and my olives will thank me.

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