On Tuesday, April 8, 2025 at 4:59:42 PM UTC-7 Jason Fuller wrote:
Piaw, you are not the authority you think you are, and your comments make no sense to me either. Let's not get this thread off track. I'm not an authority. Here's Dave Moulton, (the framebuilder) who is an authority: http://davesbikeblog.squarespace.com/blog/2012/3/12/frame-design-then-and-now.html;jsessionid=4526DE005F0CBC6ECFFDF063B26C631A.v5-web015 "I can remember that my bottom bracket was low enough that I could lower my heel and actually touch the ground. Our cycling shoes had real leather soles, and had steel tips on the heels to prevent wear when walking. While out training after dark, and coasting down hill; we would sometimes lower our heel so the steel tip made contact with the road, sending out a shower of sparks. A pretty spectacular visual effect, especially if several riders did it together.... Over the years the bottom bracket height on racing frames has increased; not because striking a pedal on the ground was an issue. (I never found it to be a problem.) But rather one of making the BB higher makes the chainstays and down tube shorter, and therefore makes a stiffer frame." -- 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 visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/10248c7c-35cf-47a4-bbb1-fd68d0256e1dn%40googlegroups.com.
