A matter of opinion, no doubt, but most Francophiles think the old French frames feel different, and the metric 531 was definitely different in diameter, so is an obvious, if only partial, explanation for the feel.
Regards,
Jerry Moos
-----Original Message----- From: Jim Cole [mailto:jcole@memphis.edu] Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2001 4:04 PM To: Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org Subject: [CR]RE: Steering geometry
Jerry wrote:
>[snip]...To me, the French bikes have a wonderful "live" feel,
probably due to the long rake as well as the metric gauge 531,...[snip]
I've never heard that metric gauge tubing has a much different "feel" over other 531 tubing. Have I been missing something?
Jim Cole
Memphis, TN