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Bikes: 1959 Bottecchia Milano-Sanremo (frame), 1966 Bottecchia Professional (frame), 1971 Bottecchia Professional (frame), 1973 Bottecchia Gran Turismo, 1974 Bottecchia Special, 1977 Bottecchia Special (frame), 1974 Peugeot UO-8
Originally Posted by
awesomobob
most modern bikes are made with oval aluminum tubes,
aluminum isnt as flexy as steel is, if your aluminum tubes flex, you're in some deep trouble.
plus the oval shape helps stop flexing (which could destroy your bike)
where as steel flexes quite easily and can endure the stresses of bicycle riding. so the tubes are circular, which allows it to flex more than oval aluminum tubes.
nothing will ever match the ride of a steel bike.
I love steel bikes because they flex.
That might be true but you could build an oval tube aluminum (or carbon fiber) frame with a horizontal top tube too so it doesn't really matter. That has nothing to do with the compact frame.
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1959 Bottecchia Milano-Sanremo(frame), 1966 Bottecchia Professional (frame), 1971 Bottecchia Professional (frame),
1973 Bottecchia Gran Turismo, 1974 Bottecchia Special, 1977 Bottecchia Special (frame),
1974 Peugeot UO-8, 1988 Panasonic PT-3500, 2002 Bianchi Veloce, 2004 Bianchi Pista