One of the things I found interesting - and I don't know how common this is with a custom frame - is the idea of using different tubing for the drive side vs non-drive chain stays. We all know they are stressed completely differently, and when frames break from stress my guess is it's usually at the drive side dropout. Tuning the chainstays - and maybe even the dropouts? - with this in mind makes sense to me, as does the idea of a thinner and more flexible top tube compared to the down tube.
Mike On Friday, September 4, 2015 at 8:33:28 PM UTC-7, velomann wrote: > > I thought this was fascinating. would love to hear framebuilders chime in. > I would think rider weight would be a significant factor. > > http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest-news/new-research-unlocks-secrets-of-steel-tubing-189907 > > Mike > > -- 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/d/optout.
