On Nov 23, 10:47 am, William <tapebu...@gmail.com> wrote: > >Imagine trying to carry a heavy backpack. You lean forward. When you > >remove the backpack, while still leaning forward, you fall over. On > >the other hand, when you add a backpack and don't lean forward, you > >also fall over. So does the backpack help or hurt your balance? It's > >neither, the backpack is part of the system that balances. Trying to > >add a backpack without changing the other variables (lean angle > >forward/back) does not work well. > > I like that metaphor. Thanks for that. Have you used that one before? > I'd never heard it before.
It came to me as I was thinking about how to explain the load being a factor. That is what I like about online discussions - they get you to think about things in different ways. Jan Heine Editor Bicycle Quarterly http://www.bikequarterly.com Follow our blog at http://janheine.wordpress.com/ -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
