Titanflex
02-13-11 | 02:39 PM
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From: SE Florida, USA aka the Treasure Coast
02-13-11 | 02:42 PM
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02-13-11 | 02:45 PM
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SLJ 6/8/65-5/2/07
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Kinda figured the google bit was the OP's job but you picked up the slack.
Not a new idea. Trek has done it.
Ultimately, it's a bike. You turn the pedals, it moves.
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02-14-11 | 05:48 AM
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Bikes: Old Steelies I made, Old Cannondales
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02-14-11 | 06:28 AM
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03-01-11 | 12:42 PM
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Very interesting. Very much like the Softride bikes that gained poplularity quick until the UCI banned boom type bikes. Watching one of the videos on their website, I noticed the rider bobbing up and down as he pedaled. I wonder how much does that affect the efficiency of the pedal stroke. Kinda like full suspension mountain bikes that have a rear lockout for climbing to help improve power transfer to the rear wheels without the power loss due to bobbing up and down. Although Softride and Titanflex are very similar looking, I find the softride more aesthetically pleasing with quality in mind and the Titanflex looking like a walmart special or a bike built in someones back yard.
03-01-11 | 01:08 PM
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It's more of a triathlon bike; I assume you've gone over to the slowtwitch forum and read some of the comments from the tri guys there:
https://forum.slowtwitch.com/gforum.c...x&sb=post_time
https://forum.slowtwitch.com/gforum.c...nflex;#3022688
There is a lot of yammering on this forum about ride quality, but when someone designs a bike that actually has a bump-absorbing feature -- i.e. something that works on a principle other than the placebo effect -- it's generally dismissed and ignored. See the Klein/Trek SPA and the Cannondale Headshok road bikes... also Softride...
https://forum.slowtwitch.com/gforum.c...x&sb=post_time
https://forum.slowtwitch.com/gforum.c...nflex;#3022688
There is a lot of yammering on this forum about ride quality, but when someone designs a bike that actually has a bump-absorbing feature -- i.e. something that works on a principle other than the placebo effect -- it's generally dismissed and ignored. See the Klein/Trek SPA and the Cannondale Headshok road bikes... also Softride...
03-02-11 | 12:36 PM
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It's more of a triathlon bike; I assume you've gone over to the slowtwitch forum and read some of the comments from the tri guys there:
https://forum.slowtwitch.com/gforum.c...x&sb=post_time
https://forum.slowtwitch.com/gforum.c...nflex;#3022688
There is a lot of yammering on this forum about ride quality, but when someone designs a bike that actually has a bump-absorbing feature -- i.e. something that works on a principle other than the placebo effect -- it's generally dismissed and ignored. See the Klein/Trek SPA and the Cannondale Headshok road bikes... also Softride...
https://forum.slowtwitch.com/gforum.c...x&sb=post_time
https://forum.slowtwitch.com/gforum.c...nflex;#3022688
There is a lot of yammering on this forum about ride quality, but when someone designs a bike that actually has a bump-absorbing feature -- i.e. something that works on a principle other than the placebo effect -- it's generally dismissed and ignored. See the Klein/Trek SPA and the Cannondale Headshok road bikes... also Softride...
03-02-11 | 01:58 PM
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The aero position is generally not more comfortable than an upright position. People seem to think that elbow pads and extensions equates to comfort. Getting a comfortable and efficient aero position costs the top dogs lots of money. Spending hours in the aero position requires a lot of practice and adaptation. The purpose of the position is increased efficiency, not increased comfort.
03-02-11 | 03:51 PM
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The aero position is generally not more comfortable than an upright position. People seem to think that elbow pads and extensions equates to comfort. Getting a comfortable and efficient aero position costs the top dogs lots of money. Spending hours in the aero position requires a lot of practice and adaptation. The purpose of the position is increased efficiency, not increased comfort.
03-02-11 | 04:03 PM
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The review on slowtwitch said that it might not be a good fit if you're really tall. I think you can get the contact points wherever you want, relative to each other, but the weight distribution and handling gets wonky for taller people.
03-02-11 | 05:42 PM
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03-02-11 | 08:00 PM
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