To have read mails of this thread, I am disappointed a little. In 1986 my
friend whose brand is Erba made me a frame out of Tange Prestige tubes. I
asked him to make it soft but I felt it stiff. Afterward he told me that
early Tange Prestige became soft after only several months ride by keirin
racers,though it was improved later. With the hope , I have been riding it
. I am hopeless now. My weight has not changed .
Takao Noda
Hachioji Tokyo Japan
> tom_s_dalton@yahoo.com wrote:
>
> >
> >Many riders have claimed to feel a softening over the years, but I
believe
> >this is easily explained by psychological factors and the unreliability
of
> >human perception.
> >
>
> Maybe it 's because we all just get fatter over the years causing the
> frame to flex a little but more than it
> use to under the wieght of our new buldges thus causing us to feel the
> frame has gone soft instead of us;)
>
> It's all perception!
>
> Mike Wilkinson
> Parker, CO