Why would somebody want an aluminum frame on their fixie?
04-23-07, 07:56 AM
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Originally Posted by Grasschopper
AL frames like the Langster and the Bowery...
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04-23-07, 08:51 AM
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Originally Posted by jjvw
I just squeezed the downtube of my Felt F85 and there was no flex. I even went so far as to put a caliper on it and got nothing.
It's a 7005 AL alloy. Maybe that's the difference? My new road bars are 6xxx series AL, and they flex a bit. And yes, I ride in the street.
04-23-07, 09:41 AM
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I didn't expect you guys to take that so seriously.
Anyway the only bike in the shop that does it is the Trek 1000, out of who knows how many aluminum bikes on the floor I just squeezed like an idiot. It's not much, and it's only really visible in reflections on the surface.
I don't know what that says re: roadgator's "properly designed frames", but there it is.
I wouldn't expect something like a Felt track bike to do it, that's for sure.
Anyway the only bike in the shop that does it is the Trek 1000, out of who knows how many aluminum bikes on the floor I just squeezed like an idiot. It's not much, and it's only really visible in reflections on the surface.
I don't know what that says re: roadgator's "properly designed frames", but there it is.
I wouldn't expect something like a Felt track bike to do it, that's for sure.
04-23-07, 10:44 AM
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ha. no worries.
i did get to squeezing like an idiot, because the bike is very definitely an upgrade from the conversion beater that i had before. i love the fact that the thing is light as hell, but have been in a couple of fork-destroying accidents with cars on steel frames. on said beater.
this thread just makes me paranoid all over again, and i thought i was past that worry.
i did get to squeezing like an idiot, because the bike is very definitely an upgrade from the conversion beater that i had before. i love the fact that the thing is light as hell, but have been in a couple of fork-destroying accidents with cars on steel frames. on said beater.
this thread just makes me paranoid all over again, and i thought i was past that worry.
