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BKU003 / GEOMETRY

Definitions first. Interaction second. No handling score.

Thirteen geometry entities remain the canonical reference layer. BKU003 adds a live Geometry Lab that visualizes six selected inputs while keeping assumptions visible and treating dimensions as interacting references rather than verdicts.

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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CHAINSTAY-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.

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FRONT-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.

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BOTTOM-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.

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BOTTOM-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.

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FORK-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.

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TRAIL

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.

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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.

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EFFECTIVE-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.

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