At 8:49 AM -0600 6/2/02, Michael Kone wrote:
>Many of the best riding quickest feeling bikes are very flexible - again,
>it is having the right flex that is important.
Abso-freakin-lutely, I've always found it interesting how people have
a "stiffer = better" frame view. I don't think anyone on the list
would say Sean Kelly was slow and he rode what was considered a
"total noodle." I remember taking to one of my past employers and
the one national championship he ever won was on an Alan in the
early-mid-70s. He was, and still is, a steel is real guy and to this
day he finds it weird that he won on this bike. I believe the
stiffer = better camp is one of the top reasons that Cannondale and
other overly stiff aluminum frames are so popular today. Flexibility
is really important in both the rider and bike.
enjoy,
Brandon"monkeyman"Ives
Preparing to jump in my gas powered conveyance to drive
to go ride my human power conveyance in Pasadena, Calif.