whats people’s take on this?
https://janheine.wordpress.com/2018/01/28/myth-4-stiffer-frames-are-faster/
https://janheine.wordpress.com/2018/01/28/myth-4-stiffer-frames-are-faster/
I like what they say about tread patterns on tyres. The amount of breath I’ve wasted trying to explain what they have there, to people, is imense. It’s good to see someone else ‘getting it’.whats people’s take on this?
https://janheine.wordpress.com/2018/01/28/myth-4-stiffer-frames-are-faster/
Well that's 5 minutes i will never get back.whats people’s take on this?
https://janheine.wordpress.com/2018/01/28/myth-4-stiffer-frames-are-faster/
gcn did an article where they looked how frame flex put power back as the pedal was unloaded.
gcn did an article where they looked how frame flex put power back as the pedal was unloaded.
Without watching the video (baby is asleep) I can't comment on the specifics, but I don't see why in principle it can't be lost in friction/heat/etc. If you push your bike pedal and part of that force goes to bending the rear triangle instead of turning the rear wheel, then the frame flexes back again when your pedal force relaxes, how does the release of that stored energy translate into forward motion? Having your rear wheel going in any direction other that straight ahead doesn't seem like it is going to helpI saw that a couple of weeks ago and it sort of answered the question I'd asked myself when I saw stiffness as a selling point a little too often: you put watts into the bike, where else can they go? Immediacy is what you lose, not power.
I saw that a couple of weeks ago and it sort of answered the question I'd asked myself when I saw stiffness as a selling point a little too often: you put watts into the bike, where else can they go? Immediacy is what you lose, not power.