Re: LBS, you should be ashamed.

"Fama volat." - Vergil
On Wed, 03 Dec 2003 12:09:57 -0500, Alex Rodriguez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:

>>  Now when I walk into a LBS, all I see is compact geometry.  Now according
>>to the salespeople, compact is vastly superior to standard geometry.  The
>>smaller triangle makes it stiffer, etc.  Last year they usually told me the
>>standard was better.  Does anyone know the truth?
>
>Yes it is stiffer, but did it need to be stiffer than it was before?  Probably 
>not.   

It is not clear to me that the compact frame will necessarily be
stiffer. With a compact style, only the seatmast and seatstays are
shorter, and their contribution to frame stiffness is generally
regarded as verging on negligibility. From where does the extra
stiffness you claim come?
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