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Old 07-14-09, 02:54 PM
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Phantoj
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Originally Posted by Georgebowen
They should have put the weight into the bottom bracket to make it as low on the frame as possible to lower the center of gravity. I wasnt sure if he said he put it on the seatpost or the bottom of the seat tube which would be better.
Yes, but bikes aren't like cars: bike lean into turns. So maybe you'd get "better handling" by keeping the dead weight as close to the center of mass of the bike+rider as possible (lower polar moment of inertia).
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