Re: [CR] Center of gravity, Was: Handlebar wb cages go boing!

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Date: Thu, 17 Jun 2004 16:33:34 -0800
From: "Chuck Schmidt" <chuckschmidt@earthlink.net>
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: Re: [CR] Center of gravity, Was: Handlebar wb cages go boing!
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Jan Heine wrote:
>
> >If the professional racers (and trickle down effect through amateurs and
> >wannabees)
> >thought there was an aero advantage and / or a center of gravity issue with
> >bar mounts I can see that spelling the end of bar mounted bottles.
> >
> >
> >Pete Geurds
> >Douglassville, Pa
>
> One wonders whether center of gravity issues become more important as
> racers adopted bigger gears and started to sprint more out of the
> saddle?

They started climbing out of the saddle long before they started sprinting out of the saddle...

Chuck "in my opinion" Schmidt South Pasadena, Southren California

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