On Wed, Aug 27, 2008 at 12:35 PM, John Betmanis <johnb@oxford.net> wrote:
> I didn't notice the straight fork. That's too bad, those look so "cheap".
> Somewhere (BQ?) I read that the straight blades are actually better for
> shock absorption. If so, why weren't they used decades ago? To me, it would
> seem that straight blades would concentrate the load at the crown joint,
> but I can't really prove it.
My recollection is that BQ showed that thinner, curved fork blades had much more flex.
On Wed, Aug 27, 2008 at 2:43 PM, <rdayton@carolina.rr.com> wrote: I believe the Ferarri F1 program showed Colnago that straight blades worked better. Could be wrong.
And what does "work better" mean exactly. Coming from Colnago, that could very well mean stiffer.
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John Wood
Washington Island, Wisconsin, USA