Re: [CR] Was: Woodrup frames. Now: BB height, etc.

Date: Sun, 31 Dec 2006 23:12:43 -0500
To: "classicrendezvous@bikelist.org" <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
From: "John Betmanis" <johnb@oxford.net>
Subject: Re: [CR] Was: Woodrup frames. Now: BB height, etc.
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At 05:36 PM 12/31/06 -0800, Jerome & Elizabeth Moos wrote:
>I agree about the cornering advantage of a low BB, leaving aside the pedal clearance. The broomstick analogy nontwithstanding, I think it is well established that a low center of mass aids cornering

Agreed. The stability of a bicycle is largely a functiion of the gyroscopic effect of the wheels turning. THe broomstick principle would only apply to trackstands.

John Betmanis
Woodstock, Ontario
Canada