I would certainly agree on the sturdiness of oversize tubing.... ruggedness is a function of material properties... usually meaning heat treated tubing which has 3 times the dent resistance of plain CroMo used on most production bikes.
~mike On Tuesday, February 18, 2014 1:55:18 PM UTC-8, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery wrote: > > I agree and apologize about using the R-word. I don't have anything > against tubing of any diameter. I guess I would caution people not to think > it's more important than it is, but if you can find a frame that meets all > your other targets and also uses smaller size tubing, then go for it, if > you want to. Personally, I value sturdy ruggedness more than I value a > 'lively' ride. But to each his own. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
