Originally Posted by
T-Mar
The comment was made in reference to the Vitus frames which used standard diameter metric tubing, The resulting frames were quite whippy., which is not the characteristic you want in a sprint fame. It reduces responsiveness to both pedal and steering input. Oversize aluminum frames solve this issue and are in a different league.
It has been a while, but I recall the Alan frames being equal to standard diameters, the Vitus as I recall had a standard diameter seat tube, an oversized top tube and I forget on the downtube.
They did flex more. though less than the Alan.
On the track, I was so happy when I moved to steel bars and stem. Just felt more secure, not faster per se, but no anxiety that I was going to break something during a jump. no creaking. assurance.
My favorite track bike used PS tubing and the 24mm fork blades. Don't ask what it weighed. I did not want to know. Still don't.