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D.M. Procida
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Simon Brooke <[email protected]> wrote:
> > I can understand that a single thing might be stronger than two
> > slimmer ones, but what I don't understand is how the bit where the
> > horizontal hub meets the vertical blade could possibly be stronger
> > when there's one blade than two.
> >
> > In the case of one, there's a lever trying its best to snap the tip
> > off the blade.
>
> Just like there is on all four wheels of your car. Quick! You need to go
> out and weld extra struts down the outside of each wheel before they
> snap off!
I'm not denying it works - obviously it does. My Vespa had one-sided
hubs, and so does my C1, but they're all made of thick metal. I just
don't understand how. I can easily make something that looks a bit like
a traditional bike fork - from Lego, from a couple of bits of wood, or
even from some metal if I happened to have some suitable bits lying
around and didn't mind getting blood on my shirt - and in each case I'd
be able to build a strong one much more easily the traditional way than
the monoblade way.
Daniele
--
Apple Juice Ltd
Chapter Arts Centre
Market Road www.apple-juice.co.uk
Cardiff CF5 1QE 029 2019 0140
> > I can understand that a single thing might be stronger than two
> > slimmer ones, but what I don't understand is how the bit where the
> > horizontal hub meets the vertical blade could possibly be stronger
> > when there's one blade than two.
> >
> > In the case of one, there's a lever trying its best to snap the tip
> > off the blade.
>
> Just like there is on all four wheels of your car. Quick! You need to go
> out and weld extra struts down the outside of each wheel before they
> snap off!
I'm not denying it works - obviously it does. My Vespa had one-sided
hubs, and so does my C1, but they're all made of thick metal. I just
don't understand how. I can easily make something that looks a bit like
a traditional bike fork - from Lego, from a couple of bits of wood, or
even from some metal if I happened to have some suitable bits lying
around and didn't mind getting blood on my shirt - and in each case I'd
be able to build a strong one much more easily the traditional way than
the monoblade way.
Daniele
--
Apple Juice Ltd
Chapter Arts Centre
Market Road www.apple-juice.co.uk
Cardiff CF5 1QE 029 2019 0140