Back when Gord Fraser was riding for Motorola and passing through Ottawa he
stated to me that his bike had gone "soft" over the season. When asked to
explain he mentioned that the bike was more flexible in high speed corners,
flexed to the side more during the initial jumps of a sprint and did not
accelerate nearly as quick as it had when it was new. When I got on his
bike for a short parking lot spin it seemed really nice and stiff but he
insisted that it was just not the same as it was.
The conclusion to me would be that unlike science where one measurement is
worth a thousand expert opinions in sport loss of psychological confidence
in your bike is worth a thousand lost opportunities. You have to feel good
to do well, you have to think that your bike is stiff and reactive.
Ross D. Knight
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> From: David Bilenkey[SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
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> Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2001 1:19 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: RE: [obc] Metal life expectancy
>
> I'd heard that Pro racers were complaining that the frames (steel) that
> they'd received early in the season felt soft by the end of the season.
> After a few tests it was basically concluded that the riders were stronger
> by the end of the season, and so they were able to flex the frames more,
> but not due to any inherent 'softening' in the frame.
>
> David
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Menno Spijker [ mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: April 4, 2001 12:48 PM
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> Subject: Re: [obc] Metal life expectancy
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>
> Yeah, my dutch cycling magazine always said that the story that steel
> frames
> lose their stifness over time is a fairy tale. They measure frame stifness
>
> themselves when testing bikes and know what they're talking about.
> <snip>
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