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Phil Holman
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"jim beam" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Qui si parla Campagnolo-www.vecchios.com wrote:
>> 'Ultra stiff yet vertically compliant'...
>>
>> big, yet small, tall yet short, black yet white,
>>
>
> why the confusion? there are 8 tubes on a traditional frame.
> different lengths, thickness, diameter, shape, etc. one tube can be
> comparatively stiff, another comparatively elastic, for its given
> position and loading mode. seems simple enough to me.
For a rigid frame on its own, the difference in vertical compliance
between a comparatively stiff or elastic frame is miniscule. However,
lateral stiffness can be significantly different and is manifested in
handling qualities or lack thereof.
Phil H
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> Qui si parla Campagnolo-www.vecchios.com wrote:
>> 'Ultra stiff yet vertically compliant'...
>>
>> big, yet small, tall yet short, black yet white,
>>
>
> why the confusion? there are 8 tubes on a traditional frame.
> different lengths, thickness, diameter, shape, etc. one tube can be
> comparatively stiff, another comparatively elastic, for its given
> position and loading mode. seems simple enough to me.
For a rigid frame on its own, the difference in vertical compliance
between a comparatively stiff or elastic frame is miniscule. However,
lateral stiffness can be significantly different and is manifested in
handling qualities or lack thereof.
Phil H