02GF74
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| posted on 13/8/09 at 12:32 PM |
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OT - but chassis related
what would be the advantage of the 'S' shaped down tube on this bike?
Surely strongest and lightest is a stright tube.
Frame is Specialized carbon fibre.
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paul the 6th
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| posted on 13/8/09 at 12:41 PM |
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less chance of the front wheel hitting the s-tube so you could have longer travel suspension maybe?
Could just be an aesthetic thing maybe?
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 13/8/09 at 12:42 PM |
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there's a bike just like that at the other end of my office, used I believe to cycle to work on a tarmac pavement…
A lot of it I suspect is just down to styling and being different, rather than correct engineering practice.
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tegwin
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| posted on 13/8/09 at 12:44 PM |
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Stlying... and also I assume it allows the shock somewhere level to bolt to....
Nice bike
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Staple balls
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| posted on 13/8/09 at 12:45 PM |
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Pictures a bit small, but if it's CF, I imagine it's at least partly to shape it around the lower crown on the fork, go arse over tit
just right and you can do a lot of damage to a frame that's not made out of plastic. 
Also, looks modern and fast.
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blakep82
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| posted on 13/8/09 at 12:45 PM |
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i think its just to look cool
for some reason i'm thinking its more important that the top one is straight, but i don't know why i think that... maybe if it is a little
less strong, perhaps that extra little flex dampens out any bumps a bit better?
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maartenromijn
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| posted on 13/8/09 at 01:49 PM |
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I believe it is the strongest in CF to laminate the main tube all in once, to avoid a less strong joint at the cranks. To do so, I think they came up
with this refreshing S-tube.
[Edited on 13/8/09 by maartenromijn]
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