David Novoselsky wrote:
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> Other than the Cinelli Laser, which surfaced in a discussion on this lately, along with its (apparently) equally-rare companion by date, the Colnago Oval CX (and which both fit just within the time limitations of this list as they appear to have arrived in 1983 and vanished within a year or so thereafter, were there any other frames that adopted this then-radical aero principle, or were these two unique? (cut)
Many builders offered an oval-tubed aero model (this was a nano second before the era of the "funny" bike). These frame's lack of lateral stiffness in exchange for a very slight improvement in aerodynamic drag (cx) was not so wonderful.
The joke at the time was that driving at 60 mph you could increase your gas milage with one of these bikes on the roof rack compared to your regular bike. The was the about the only advantage to speak of.
Chuck Schmidt SoPas, SoCal
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