Frame Sizes
How many people do you know? How
many of those people are the same height, have the same length legs, or
the same length arms? It doesn't take our training and experience fitting
cyclists to realize that people come in all shapes, sizes and proportions.
A rider's overall height, arm length, torso length, leg length, preferred
recline angle and even shoe size all combine to provide an infinite number
of possible bodies and potential bike fits. Manufacturers that only
offer one or two sizes are neglecting to tell you something.
Just sliding your seat forward and backward on a rail and
saying the bike "fits" is usually not quite true. In a performance
recumbent, proper weight distribution is far more important to handling
than fancy tubes or expensive components. Move your body too far forward
or backward and handling and braking suffer. Adding over seat steering
(OSS) to the mix further complicates fit, and you won't see us using a
hinged handlebar riser just to "fit" more riders with one frame.
That's just not good enough for Volae.
All Volae bikes are available in your choice of four
different frame sizes. This ensures that we can match your leg length,
overall height and preferred riding with the perfect weight distribution,
and thus, perfect handling characteristics.
Seat Sizes
Everyone will admit that leg
lengths vary wildly from person to person, so why would your torso be any
different? Unlike other manufacturers jumping on the hardshell seat
bandwagon, we've invested extensively to offer seats in (you guessed it)
four different sizes in carbon fiber. Matching your
seat size to your torso size ensures that you have a hardshell seat that
fits your upper-body's particular length and curvature. If you've tried
others and don't think hardshell seats are comfortable, a Volae seat that
fits might just change your mind.
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