> If someone were to make a modern race bike with steel tubing, the > experience would not be much different than riding a carbon fiber > offering.
I have an old race bike (Gios Torrino) that is built with steel tubing (old standard diameter main tubes). It is very quick and responsive. A lot of folks would call it harsh and twitchy, though when I was racing crits with it I thought it was great (right tool for the task). I don't believe the material you build a bike out of drives the kind of ride and handling you get. It does affect how you spec the tubes etc. to get the result you want. On Jan 8, 6:54 am, Matthew J <matthewj...@gmail.com> wrote: > Race geometry has a lot to do with the 'nervous' handling of a race bike. > > If someone were to make a modern race bike with steel tubing, the > experience would not be much different than riding a carbon fiber > offering. > > On the other hand, a CF bike with Riv geometry would have similar ride > characteristics to the Riv. Arguably a CF Riv would damp vibrations less. > But this could be managed with thicker CF tubing. Of course then the bike > would weigh in close to a steel Riv, obviating the primary reason for going > CF. > > > > > > > > On Monday, January 7, 2013 11:57:05 PM UTC-6, Michael wrote: > > I really enjoy the stability alot. I feel much safer on it than on the > > race bike. > > I wonder if this is the way steel bikes feel in general, or is this the > > signature Rivendell "ride". -- 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.
