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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
Sangetsu
And it is because this seat post is many times thicker that Cannondale said that a compact frame will not be lighter than a conventional frame. The very long, very thick seat post is also very heavy. And, as GV27 said, "the equilateral triangle is stronger" than a non-equilateral triangle, so a compact frame cannot be stronger than a conventional frame.
This is kind of what I'm thinking...
Could it all be marketing hype? Could the modern compact frame be stiffer than the traditinal steel frame because it uses huge oversize, shaped tubes, an oversize bottom bracket, etc and not because of the compact design itself?
And please, let me restate, I'm NOT trying to argue one is better than the other. It would not matter to me anyway. I ride a traditional frame for essentially the same reason women wear high heel shoes - it looks better (IMO anyway, horizontal top tube and women in high heels
) and not because I think it is better, whether it is or not.
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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