Sure, that's one way to go about it. Me, I'm not much of an amateur bike designer. I'm not so much interested in picking the tubes as having the person that designs the bike making such determinations.
When I got my Riv custom I had a conversation with Grant about my riding. He took care of the design. He's the 'pro from Dover' when it comes to Rivendell bikes. My Riv custom is the best bike I've ever ridden. Richard Sachs has been known to use the term 'gestalt' in regards to bike designs. I enjoy hearing all the discussions about 'feeds and speeds' but compared to the folks who make their living making these things I'm a babe in the woods. That's my story and I'm sticking to it. -JImD On Sep 7, 2012, at 9:03 PM, Michael_S wrote: > I think it helps you pick the bike that you want. Touring, the Atlantis has > thicker tubes, fast road... the Roadeo has thinner tubes... Bomber trail > bike... the Bombadil has the thickest. You factor in your body weight, what > you want to carry and pick the bike that meets those needs. Diameter and wall > thickness still matter... it's the other stuff that is less important. > Although heat treating is important on thin tubes... on the rest it is > inconsequential. > > As most metallurgist's will tell you it's usually joints and manufacturing > flaws that fail, not the parent material if it is designed correctly. > > ~mike > Carlsbad Ca. -- 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.
