To the Group - this string is a perfect example of why I always try to read the RBW Owners Bunch. Thanks to all. Bob (Indiana)
On Wed, Jan 16, 2013 at 1:51 PM, Cicloski <lite...@comcast.net> wrote: > > > On Tuesday, January 15, 2013 9:18:52 AM UTC-8, Steve Palincsar wrote: > >> On Tue, 2013-01-15 at 09:08 -0800, Jan Heine wrote: >> > >> > That explains why in our experience, performance correlates only very >> > weakly with weight, but very strongly with optimized frame flex >> > characteristics. >> >> For a mind-blowing example of the above, be sure to read the road test >> of the titanium road bikes in the current issue of BQ. (I'm going to >> leave the big reveal to Jan, if he wants to pick up on the cue...) >> >> > (Of course, weight and optimized frame flex characteristics are >> > correlated on most bikes, hence lightweight bikes often perform better >> > than heavier ones.) >> >> But >> http://www.youtube.com/watch?**v=i0vEgU88IQQ<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0vEgU88IQQ> >> >> >> The builder of the bike that was consistently ridden faster in the test, >> states that the reason being it is "stiffer in the bottom bracket area". I >> would have expected the other bike to be the faster based upon previous >> tests that Jan has done for BQ. The builder goes on to point out that his >> bike is the less comfortable of the two bikes being compared, also because >> of this stiffness. The results just seem counter to the concept of >> "planing". I prefer to ride a more flexible frame, but not for the reason >> of pace. Maybe Jan would like to expand more on this? >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/lClv_1Gpe88J. > > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
