Flex (Re: Debunking time again (Re: [CR]1962 Raleigh Gran Sport)

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Date: Sun, 2 Jun 2002 08:13:44 -0700
To: Michael Kone <bikevint@tiac.net>, NortonMarg@aol.com, GandJFahey@aol.com, classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
From: "Brandon Ives" <monkeylad@mac.com>
Subject: Flex (Re: Debunking time again (Re: [CR]1962 Raleigh Gran Sport)


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.