the second top tube is also a terriffic handle for portaging it up the stairs to BART
On Thursday, February 26, 2015 at 12:49:45 PM UTC-8, Steve Palincsar wrote: > > On 02/26/2015 03:10 PM, Bill Lindsay wrote: > > Brewster > > > > My Bombadil is quite stiff. Bikes that "plane" are really flexible. > > My Bombadil does not plane. My Rawland Stag with 7/4/7 standard > > diameter top tube and downtube does plane. My Bombadil is very stout. > > I use it for camping and trail riding. At times, I am carrying most > > of the gear for a family of four. When my bike weighs over 90lbs, the > > extra few ounces of the second top tube does not bother me. > > When your bike weighs 90 pounds, a 2nd top tube may actually be doing > you some good! I'm happy to have a diagonal tube on a tandem, too. > Jan notwithstanding, I had a French tandem once with twin external > laterals. They were decorative and made a nice place to cradle a water > bottle, but provided no lateral stiffness whatsoever. > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
