Originally Posted by
javna_golina
Ok, when I pushed down on the pedals I noticed a very sudden jump in speed. The crank felt very 'connected' to the rear wheel, there wasn't a vague feeling there at all.
The rising frontwheel wheel I could have done without, TBH.
So is that a function of bottom bracket stiffness? if the bike had longer chainstays (they were 41cm) would it have felt less responsive to my pedal input?
You're right, it is a very hard quantity to explain.
Really this discussion is going on about two different things: a perception by the rider about how a bike responds, and a discussion about what is done in the design that might achieve that result. Getting those different types of imformation confused can lead to well, confusion.
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