So what is the obsession with stiffer tubing, in all seriousness? The only bike I can remember flexing under me so much I noticed it was my Look KG96 and it was CF which is supposedly super stiff, but it was more that I was afraid at 250lbs of destroying it rather than being bothered by the flexiness. I can remember back in the day reading about how pros loved 531 due to its "springiness" while climbing, is the trend towards super stiff just yet another marketing ploy? I wish I had the money to have 4 totally different bikes to be able to ride them all back to back but at my weight and riding conditions I rock the bombadil which while stiffer than my old Raleigh International is certainly not dead feeling, then again I only have one top tube, thankfully. On Mon, Aug 6, 2012 at 10:32 PM, Steve Palincsar <palin...@his.com> wrote:
> On Mon, 2012-08-06 at 19:21 -0700, ted wrote: > > > > I wouldn't say a complete kook, but a bit kooky maybe. Certainly he > > even describes himself a well outside of mainstream thought on these > > topics. I suspect that "planing" is only mostly settled in the view of > > those who believe Jan (which I doubt is a majority of any relevant > > group except perhaps BQ subscribers). > > > > > > > Well outside the "stiffer is always better" school of thought, for sure. > A downright heretic in that respect. As for the rest, don't be so sure: > they referred to what he calls "planing" as "a lively ride" back in the > day, and bikes that had it were highly respected and enjoyed. > > > > -- > 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. > > -- 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.
