Dear Rivendellians,
Clearly none have considered the benefits of planing as regards the
problematic of threaded stem flex. This slight, often imperceptible,
distortion under duress netted by a quill pays off greatly in the
subharmonic release of said stored energy and propells the rider through the
dead zone of her pedal stroke resulting in a smoother ride and gentler
disposition.
I do have a threadless surly, and I do note it is significantly slower. I
attribute this to stem planing, which is the only clear scientifically
rigorous explanation I care for.
I like quills for a plethora of reasons, philosophic and aesthetic--none of
them performance aside from the quick change of height during a long ride or
tour. If they're good enough for thousands of miles by others in
multivariate conditions, that's good enough for me. I even like greasing my
stem, so...
On a serious note, all this talk about "so and so prefers x over y for
reasons {a1, a2, a3}" really misses the point in my opinion.
They both work fine, and I still have no idea what the original 'problem'
even was. Ride your bike, and by all means if you need that extra .3 mph in
a sprint convert to threadless--just don't overlook my concise introduction
to the oft-overlooked reality of stem planing, ok?
Have a great thursday eve and a fine holiday,
erik
On Wed, Dec 24, 2008 at 11:54 AM, <palin...@his.com> wrote:
>
> Quoting Atlantean <softlysoftlycatcheemon...@gmail.com>:
>
> > One advantage of threadless forks, from a manufacturing and commercial
> > point of view, is the fact that you only need to make one fork to fit
> > a whole size run of frames. This makes things much easier and
> > significantly less expensive. It would be pretty easy for Grant to
> > order some threadless forks for, say, AHH owners who might want to buy
> > one. I am not saying I think he should, and I do understand why he
> > does not, but it's not like it would be a big deal to do it. It is
> > also not likely to be a big money maker for someone like Rivendell. I
> > do not expect it to happen, and it makes no difference in my opinion
> > of Riv.
>
> The only manufacturer I can think of off the top of my head who
> actually has done something like this is Kogswell, with its
> "Konversion Forks".
>
>
> >
> > The way these things go, I expect that at some point there will be
> > some decent chromoly forks with 1" threadless steer tubes readily
> > available for a good price. There are millions of frames out there
> > that they could be used on.
>
> Kogswell.
>
>
>
>
> >
>
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