I expect Jobst would not choose carbon fiber, but I wonder if an intelligently designed -- ie, a good balance of light weight and strength -- carbon fiber frame would be less likely to crack under someone as big and powerful as he? Is this a use where carbon fiber would be better than steel?
If he was climbing mountains even in the 47 X 24 he must have climbed standing; tremendous force, I guess, on crank as well as frame. Patrick "not a materials scientist at all" Moore, whose bike he just rode has a higher low gear than Jobst's (56") -- have to try it on some alps. On Wed, Feb 1, 2023 at 1:46 PM Drew Saunders <[email protected]> wrote: > ... He always rode yellow bikes to make it easier to find cracks in the > frame. At 6'7" (2m) tall, he expected to break frames. > -- 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 [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CALuTfgvtZGLi9sNJ_aSwSByvA4nZyTXWDPEC_kvxq7fQR3uZvg%40mail.gmail.com.
