Thread: Cold-setting with modern TrueTemper OXPLAT?
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Old 03-01-12, 05:22 AM
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Yes, I AM referring to bending to achieve yield rather than the normal flexing of riding. That frame motion should be completely elastic. And if the CS doesn't exceed the yield stress somewhere, no shape change will be achieved.
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