I guess I really like knowing those details and researching and learning about frame design and such. I spent 31 years in the high tech metals industry ( Rocket Engines) doing exactly this, so it comes natural to want to understand. On the customs I have bought I provided key design characteristics for the frame and selected the tubing to meet my needs and planned use. To me that was a best part of buying a custom frame.
~mike Carlsbad Ca. On Friday, September 7, 2012 9:38:41 PM UTC-7, JimD wrote: > > 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/qhG_fowN3bwJ. 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.
