Oops... sorry for that cross post, group.
Chuck Schmidt South Pasadena, CA
On Apr 5, 2007, at 1:50 PM, Chuck Schmidt wrote:
> Jan Heine wrote:
> (snip)
>> However, I have to admit that I haven't studied the Raleighs etc.,
>> that served as inspiration here. My knowledge does not extend much
>> further than the high-end custom bikes... which in most cases were
>> racing-inspired.
>>
>> Might be a worth-while study, but another question is whether
>> these bikes are at all optimized for their purposes.
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> I'd say, given that virtually all bike design is the result of
> trial and error, I'd have to say yes, these bikes, by definition,
> were optimized for their intended purpose.
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> Chuck Schmidt
> South Pasadena, CA USA
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