Date: Tue, 22 Mar 2005 09:07:22 -0600
From: "John Thompson" <JohnThompson@new.rr.com>
Organization: The Crimson Permanent Assurance
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: Re: [CR]Short wheelbase frame design question
References: <000a01c52ee7$650cd4f0$2f01a8c0@desiron.com>
In-Reply-To: <000a01c52ee7$650cd4f0$2f01a8c0@desiron.com>
Dan Christopherson wrote:
> In other words shorter chainstays equal tendency for the
> rear wheel to skip or hop sideways during high pedal
> torque and even more so when using the higher (more
> outboard) gears.
And a more forward-biased weight distribution from a steep seat tube
will only exacerbate the problem.