If that were the case then steel leaf springs would always return to their original shape even after years of use. If Jan were able to to a before and after laser check of his 120,000 mile frame, he might be surprised.
RGZ On Thu, Mar 15, 2012 at 12:25 PM, William <tapebu...@gmail.com> wrote: > OK, that's not a direct quote. He didn't say that specifically, but in > today's blog post, Jan does debunk the notion that steel frames "go soft" > with use. They don't. You can't break in a steel bike and make it get more > flexible for comfort and planing, and you can't wear out a steel frame in > terms of stiffness. It doesn't get flexier with use. You might break it > with use, but you won't make it flexier. Good read and uncontroversial for > many of us, but definitely counter to the popular notion in the cycling > community in general. > > http://janheine.wordpress.com/2012/03/15/frames-going-soft/ > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/TBsdp3jPkTcJ. > 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. -- 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.
