Originally Posted by
asgelle
Hold on. I thought you were trying to characterize different materials. Now you're saying it's the totality of all design parameters. Which is it, or do you think the two are the same?
Yes, frame material is a design parameter. My thread was started as a basis to question how much the frame material impacts the vibration transmitted to the rider. During the experiment it is important to ensure you characterize how much the other design paramters influence the ride as well.
basically, if i do the test and dont realize that 1psi of tire pressure impacts the vibration level by X%, i will not be able to come to a good conclusion on the frame material itself. The result could be that a few PSI of tire pressure has 10x more impact to transmitted vibration levels than changing from the best to the worst frame material. But i wont know untill it gets tested..