At 8:16 PM -0600 6/3/02, Steven L. Sheffield wrote:
>And here I thought "debunking" was getting out of bad ...
>
>It's like this ... steel is real ... aluminium sucks ... the thread is dead.
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>Move on, please.
What did I start here, damn. Anyway here is a little research for anyone who still cares.
Damon Rinard has already done many of the tests.
http://sheldonbrown.com/
Bob Brown's analysis of tube deflection.
http://bobbrowncycles.netfirms.com/
Here's something I hadn't seen until I did a search.
http://www.slowtwitch.com/
Tony Hadland's science links
http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/
Add the above info to this bicycle power output formulae on this page
and you can find most of the losses people keep debating.
http://www.mystrobl.de/
Now as the person who gave birth to this dead horse I'm going to go stand in the corner with Steven before I start in on the reasons behind butted tubing.
enjoy, Brandon"monkey(everything's an issue)man"Ives