On Fri, 2012-12-21 at 12:02 -0800, ted wrote:
> And what counts as a "heavy load carriers", a commuter with laptop
> books and lunch, 20 lbs on a s240, or 50+ lbs on an extended trip in
> the boonies? Lean riders or more typical middle aged men with several
> 10s of spare lbs? 

When the load is heavy enough to require that amount of stiffness.
Given the oversize tubing used in Rivendells it would have to be a
seriously heavy load indeed, in my opinion, to require the additional
stiffening of a double top tube.

> By all means buy and ride what you like, but
> diversity in the marketplace is a good thing. There is more than one
> right way.

And there's more than one wrong way, too.  





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