Re: [RBW] Stem Strength

2011-05-07 Thread Ken Freeman
OHH! I knew that, once upon a time! Cheers, back! On Saturday, May 7, 2011, James Valiensi wrote: > Actual, the polar moment of inertia is to the 4th power: > PI()(D^4-d^4)/32.Cheers! > > James Valiensi, PENorthridge, CAH818.775.1847 M.818.585.1796 > > > > On May 7, 2011, at 5:29 AM, K

Re: [RBW] Stem Strength

2011-05-06 Thread Ken Freeman
Electrical and systems, but some ME knowledge is fundamental to engineering for vehicles and other stuff I've worked on. On Friday, May 6, 2011, Brett Lindenbach wrote: > ken, you sound like a mechanical engineer.  thanks for your insight... > > > -- > You received this message because you are su

Re: [RBW] Stem Strength

2011-05-06 Thread CycloFiend
on 5/6/11 3:58 AM, MichaelH at mhech...@gmail.com wrote: > My son, who is 39 years old and a very muscular 170 lbs claims that > he experiences stem flex while climbing with a traditional quill > stem. I am always disinclined to challenge people's subjective > experience but I have never experien

Re: [RBW] Stem Strength

2011-05-06 Thread Brett Lindenbach
ken, you sound like a mechanical engineer. thanks for your insight... -- 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

Re: [RBW] Stem Strength

2011-05-06 Thread Ken Freeman
I'm nowhere near as cut as your son, and I felt the difference when I tried a stem extender with a modern-style stem instead of a standard Nitto or such. The rocking of the handle bar when I cranked it was less. I didn't feel the difference was very significant. Plan is to go back to a Nitto bas

Re: [RBW] Stem Strength

2011-05-06 Thread Bruce
Is his stem extended beyond the minimum insertion mark? It may not be tight against the steerer tube ID. > >From: MichaelH >To: RBW Owners Bunch >Sent: Friday, May 6, 2011 5:58 AM >Subject: Re: [RBW] Stem Strength > > > >My son, who

[RBW] Stem Strength

2011-05-06 Thread MichaelH
The new RR contains an article by GP outlining his believes about various aspects of bike strength, comfort, weight, and comfort. There wasn't much new there for anyone who has followed him for a few years, including why he prefers threaded headsets and stems, but it did trigger this question from