A one pound weight difference in a frame actually indicates a fairly significant difference in tubing thickness. Speaking only for myself, significant differences in tubing thicknesses make for significant differences in ride quality.
Now, I don't exactly agree with Jan's "planing" hypothesis, and I don't feel I'm any faster or slower on bikes with thicker or thinner tubing, but I do indeed prefer the "feel" (how's that for an objective measurement?) of thinner wall tubing. Heavy gauge tubing (meaning anything over .9/.7/.9) of standard diameter and *any* gauge OS tubing feels wooden and dead to me - "thudding" is a pretty good description, IMO. I personally find that a mix of .8/.5/.8 and . 9/.7/.9 standard diameter makes for a lively frame - and I'm 200 pounds on a 63 cm. frame. Weight? Don't know and don't care. If I wanted light I'd by a Madone. All I care about is ride quality, and I agree that Grant/Riv are building frames out of such heavy tubing that ride quality suffers - even with my beloved Grand Bois Hetres. Thankfully, enough people disagree with me that Rivendell is able to keep its doors open! Noel Orange County, CA. -- 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.
