On Mar 21, 2005, at 5:01 PM, Dan Christopherson wrote:
> Doug Van Cleve wrote:
>> Maybe I have it
>> wrong, but my impression is that these designs were
>> mostly for novelty and didn't ride as well as
>> normal designs. What do you think?
>
> I think you are right, they don't ride as well. One problem
> I have heard about, but don't have too much experience
> with, is poor rear wheel tracking in a sprint - the wheel
> hops, actually skips sideways accross the pavement.
Short wheelbase vehicles generally do not ride as smoothly as long wheelbase vehicles. This is true with cars as well as bicycles. This is the primary reason that long chainstay touring bikes are a more comfortable ride than a short chainstay crit bike.
Todd Kuzma
Tullio's Big Dog Cyclery
Heron Bicycles
LaSalle IL 815-223-1776
http://www.tullios.com/
http://www.heronbicycles.com/