Date: Sun, 06 Feb 2005 22:43:52 -0800 From: Chuck Schmidt <chuckschmidt@earthlink.net> To: Classic Rendezvous <Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org> Subject: Re: [CR]Vintage Racebike Geometry
Steven Maasland wrote:
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> Chuck,
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> I believe that what you have proposed is indeed a valuable service to all of
us. However, as I do not have any of the measuring tools that you mentioned in
your post, I am not able to supply any data from my bikes. I would nonetheless
be grateful if you or any other competent person with the proper tools were to
take note of the measurements at le cirque. I believe many other willing
contributors are in the same situation as me.
To which Chuck added:
The measuring tools can be as simple as string, two wooden yard sticks, a $2.00 plastic protractor and a metric measuring tape.
Not gonna take up my cirque party time measuring bikes for people... that's fur sure! Anyway, the response has been nil... actions speak louder than words on the CR list.
Chuck Schmidt South Pasadena, Southern California
e-Chuck: (With my Engineer's hat on) I think the problem is that measurements made by many different people with varying measurement tools and skill levels, and likely using many different measurement protocols, may yield pretty dubious data in some areas of measurement (e.g. frame angles). Steven's idea, while creating more work for the measurer, would yield much more reliable and consistent data, IMHO.... Greg "reduce those variables" Parker Dexter, Michigan