Oversize tubing adds stiffness given comparable wall thickness. So depending on your size and planned loads you choose the appropriate stiffness desired. at 6' and 195ish I find standard diameter 8/5/8 tubing the best for unloaded riding on the road and smooth dirt trails. For touring I have bike with the same wall thickness using OS tubes even though it's a front loading bike.
Production bike have to be stiffer as they have to fit a wider range of riders. When you get a custom you can pick tubing that fits your size and riding style. ~mike Carlsbad Ca -- 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/groups/opt_out.
