Remember Grant posting that the stays on the new mystery bike were the result of a poorly interpreted sketch he'd sent the frame builder? Maybe that sketch was for a proto Bomba? Anyway, that's one Huge Bike! Scroll thru the rest of the photos & you'll find Hilsen details (but not the whole bike) and a lot of photos that look European. Could there be some really large Rivendells wandering the back roads of the old continent?
dougP On Feb 11, 1:52 pm, Montclair BobbyB <montclairbob...@gmail.com> wrote: > I'm no engineer either, but that is totally tentacular, tripendicular, > and bombadilious... > > NICE BIKE!! > > BB > > On Feb 11, 11:26 am, Aaron Young <1ce...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > I am also not an engineer, but this is an interesting topic to me. If > > anyone has a link to an article or paper describing the different forces on > > the rear triangle in a traditional road bike please post it. > > > Also, I wonder if assuming the forces are different would the asymmetrical > > stays create a noticeable effect to the rider? What about different sizes > > of chain stays or seat stays on each side? > > > -Aaron Y. > > Rochester, NY > > > On Sat, Feb 11, 2012 at 9:59 AM, Tom M <tommil...@me.com> wrote: > > > I remember reading somewhere that the stresses on the chain stays are > > > unequal, so the asymmetrical stays make engineering sense- Hide quoted > > > text - > > - Show quoted text - -- 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.
