Regarding the structural considerations of the stays, unless someone comes up with a compelling argument to the contrary, I'm going with "just for the fun of it". They must be OK if that big guy can ride that big Bomba. And the cool factor cannot be denied.
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.
