Professional bike racing is also a marketing vehicle for manufacturers. I've seen many designs, especially on the track and in TT, that are aimed at just looking "different" - whether or not it actually improves the standard diamond frame, is debatable in most cases. If it catches the cameras eye, it has succeeded...
Martin Appel Munich, Germany
"Harry Travis" <travis.harry@gmail.com> schrieb:
>What understanding (or misunderstanding) of the forces on a bike would
>lead
>someone to build this frame? What problem does it solve? What
>weaknesses
>does it create? (I notice that with a smaller front wheel, more space
>has
>been furnished to the rider for her feet, and the headtube can be made
>longer.)
>
>Harry Travis
>Washington, DC
>USA
>
>
>On 12/16/08, Rod <rodk3d@comcast.net> wrote:
>>
>> Never seen a frame like this:
>>
>>
>>
>http://ebay.com/<blah>