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19-06.-2008, 09:40 AM
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time's "translink"...a sub-optimal seat-mast design?
the included seatpin for time's "translink" mast design says in big
letters 'DO NOT CUT'. lemme get this straight...a seatmast design that's supposed to use a FULL LENGTH seatpin instead of a lightweight stub?! apparently the seatpin and the mast are designed to work together. the walls of the mast are indeed fairly thin, although the weight of the seatpin (206g for a 300mm) isnt particularly light for its apparent "supplemental reinforcement" role. if you go to the trouble of a mast design frame, why not make the mast sufficiently strong on it's own (like everyone else does) to save some weight? if you need the reinforcing mast, at least make it really light! as it stands right now, time's translink design seems more about looks...because you can cut the mast down completely and use a lightweight aftermarket seatpin; you'd achieve weight savings from a lighter aftermarket seatpin (although not exactly cheap) and the removal of the entire seatmast's weight. |
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19-06.-2008, 12:07 PM
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Re: time's "translink"...a sub-optimal seat-mast design?
On Wed, 18 Jun 2008 17:40:08 -0700 (PDT), walter <wamanning@gmail.com>
wrote: >the included seatpin for time's "translink" mast design says in big >letters 'DO NOT CUT'. Wrong ng, old boy...... |
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19-06.-2008, 12:20 PM
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Re: time's "translink"...a sub-optimal seat-mast design?
On Jun 18, 11:07 pm, "Guy Anderson, Sr." <guyfander...@bellsouth.net>
wrote: > > Wrong ng, old boy...... RBT?! |
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20-06.-2008, 06:38 AM
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Re: time's "translink"...a sub-optimal seat-mast design?
On Jun 18, 5:40 pm, walter <wamann...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> time's translink design seems more about looks << Yup...although appearance seems perfectly legitimate to me as a design goal when you consider that the overwhelming majority of these bikes will never be raced. They are invariably ridden by guys (like me) well past their prime athletic years and usually with the paunch that comes from stressful desk jobs that pay well enough such that someone can buy a $4k bike. These guys want something that looks cool as they average 16mph on their Sunday club rides, and seatmast designs are a response to that. |
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