REACH
Reach
Horizontal frame reference from the bottom-bracket center to a defined upper head-tube/steering-axis reference point under common geometry conventions.
Reporting conventions and exact reference points should be checked against the source geometry chart.
Open entity →STACK
Stack
Vertical frame reference from the bottom-bracket center to a defined upper head-tube/steering-axis reference point under common geometry conventions.
Stack describes a frame reference; final hand position also depends on headset, spacers, stem and handlebar.
Open entity →WHEELBASE
Wheelbase
Distance between front and rear axle centers.
Wheelbase is one geometric quantity among many and should not be used alone to predict handling.
Open entity →HEAD-TUBE-ANGLE
Head-tube angle
Angle used to describe the orientation of the head tube / steering axis relative to the ground plane under a stated convention.
Angle conventions and rounding vary; use the manufacturer or measurement method as the authority for a specific bicycle.
Open entity →SEAT-TUBE-ANGLE
Seat-tube angle
Angle describing the seat-tube axis relative to a ground/horizontal reference under a stated convention.
Effective and actual seat-tube angle may both appear in geometry charts and should not be treated as interchangeable.
Structured graph recordCHAINSTAY-LENGTH
Chainstay length
Distance from bottom-bracket center to rear-axle center under a stated measurement convention.
Frame pivots, dropout geometry and reporting conventions can complicate comparisons.
Structured graph recordFRONT-CENTER
Front center
Distance from bottom-bracket center to front-axle center.
Useful as a packaging/geometry dimension; it does not by itself determine ride behavior.
Structured graph recordBOTTOM-BRACKET-DROP
Bottom-bracket drop
Vertical relationship between the wheel axle line and bottom-bracket center, commonly expressed as how far the bottom bracket sits below the axle line.
Not every chart reports this dimension, and wheel/tire choices affect ground clearance.
Structured graph recordBOTTOM-BRACKET-HEIGHT
Bottom-bracket height
Vertical distance from the ground reference to bottom-bracket center for a stated wheel/tire setup.
Because the ground reference depends on wheel/tire dimensions, compare like with like.
Structured graph recordFORK-OFFSET
Fork offset / rake
Distance describing the front-axle center position relative to the steering-axis line under a stated convention.
The exact geometric convention should be documented when comparing sources.
Structured graph recordTRAIL
Mechanical trail
Horizontal ground-plane distance between the steering-axis intersection with the ground and the tire contact-point reference in a simplified bicycle geometry model.
Trail is useful for geometric comparison but is not a complete handling prediction.
Open entity →STANDOVER-HEIGHT
Standover height
Ground-to-frame height measured at a stated point on or near the top tube.
Brands may use different measurement locations; compare the stated method.
Structured graph recordEFFECTIVE-TOP-TUBE
Effective top-tube length
Horizontal reference between seat-tube and head-tube/steering references intended to normalize sloping top-tube layouts.
Exact reference points vary by geometry chart; do not assume it equals physical top-tube length.
Structured graph record