Originally Posted by
Spoonrobot
Many, many, people who have thousands of posts have never even heard of the bucket experiment nor performed it themselves.
ETA: Beat to the punch, very good thread. Everyone should read or re-read this before replying (myself included).
I don't understand the relation to my point. The frame can store potential energy and release it into the road later. This is no more complicated a concept than the aforementioned pole vaulting. It just isn't as dramatic.