on 5/4/10 6:23 AM, Rene Sterental at [email protected] wrote: > That's the concept that I liked; the long diagonal.
Breezers (original like that one) had a long diagonal (i.e. headtube to rear dropout), but they were separate parrallel tubes. A big issue with the early mtb's was lateral flex - they were loooong wheelbase bicycles with slack geometry and wide "Albatross" style bars. The method of use was downhill at high speeds with a ton of side drift. You were heavily countersteering, too and the bikes felt like they had a hinge in the middle, sometimes. I think the shorter single strut does that, but gives some dispersion of front end shock through the frameset as well. - Jim -- Jim Edgar [email protected] Cyclofiend Bicycle Photo Galleries - http://www.cyclofiend.com Current Classics - Cross Bikes Singlespeed - Working Bikes Gallery updates now appear here - http://cyclofiend.blogspot.com "'You both ride your bike?' He held his hands out and grabbed imaginary handlebars, grinning indulgently, eyeing Tom's helmet. Double disbeleif: not one, but two grown Americans riding bicycles." -- Neal Stephenson, "Zodiac" -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
