Thread: Why are compact frames stiffer?
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Old 10-01-09 | 08:55 AM
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Originally Posted by thenomad
smaller triangles are stronger than larger triangles
presuming other variables are the same (tubing material, thickness and diameter, etc), this is true...

Basically shorter tubes are stiffer... (as dit mentioned)
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