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"Pat" snipes anonymously:
: : It's all been said before. It's harmless enough to believe such bike : magazine science, except that it produces some really dumb frames. If you : want to believe that one frame can "out accelerate" another, fine, just : don't try to present it as a fact without something to back it up. It's : also less than helpful for a newbie looking for advice. Hey, most Americans : believe in creationism too (according to this AM's paper). That doesn't : make it science. : All I did was post personal experience. I named the bikes, even. Personal experience--not anything else. I'm not the one pretending to be an expert, here. That would be you. Pat in TX You said (in comparing a Bianchi Veloce to a Schwinn touring bike): the frame geometry is more relaxed on the touring bike and i can feel it in the stable ride, resistance to turning, no ability to accelerate, and climbing difficulty OK, you didn't give the model Schwinn, only to say it was an '84. I don't have the geometry, so let's compare it to a Trek 520, everybody's idea of a "tank" touring bike (both in largest size, to "magnify" the differences): HT: tank = 72.5, rocket = 73.5 ST: tank = 72.0, rocket = 72.5 WB: tank = 1062, rocket = 1013 ETT: tank = 590, rocket = 595 CS: tank = 450, rocket = 408 The only difference in geometry is the Bianchi has absurdly short chainstays. There's your "huge" performance difference. It's a complete crock. Marketing BS that sells really dumb frames. Oh, BTW, I have one of those "plow horse" ~'84 Schwinn touring bikes, mine's a "Grand Le Tour". It's one of several bikes I ride, there's no noticeable difference in climbing, acceleration, or "resistance to turning". Chopping 2" off the chainstays doesn't transform a bike, except into something less practical. |
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