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luvabluzer wrote:
Steve, You got a custom V2 with similar components except for the aluminum frame for $1800? That's what I paid for my stock V2 back in 2001. -- -------------------------- Posted via cyclingforums.com http://www.cyclingforums.com |
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luvabluzer wrote:
Steve, You got a custom V2 with similar components except for the aluminum frame for $1800? That's what I paid for my stock V2 back in 2001. -- -------------------------- Posted via cyclingforums.com http://www.cyclingforums.com |
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luvabluzer wrote:
Steve, You got a custom V2 with similar components except for the aluminum frame for $1800? That's what I paid for my stock V2 back in 2001. -- -------------------------- Posted via cyclingforums.com http://www.cyclingforums.com |
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luvabluzer wrote: Steve, You got a custom V2 with similar components except for the aluminum frame for $1800? That's what I paid for my stock V2 back in 2001. Seemed like a good deal to me too. The only differences are the steel frame and the standard seat. Steve Christensen |
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luvabluzer wrote: Steve, You got a custom V2 with similar components except for the aluminum frame for $1800? That's what I paid for my stock V2 back in 2001. Seemed like a good deal to me too. The only differences are the steel frame and the standard seat. Steve Christensen |
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Steve Christensen wrote in message ...
luvabluzer wrote: Steve, You got a custom V2 with similar components except for the aluminum frame for $1800? That's what I paid for my stock V2 back in 2001. Seemed like a good deal to me too. The only differences are the steel frame and the standard seat. Steve Christensen Keep in mind though, that the aluminum framed version weights about 7 pounds less than the cromo version (with upgraded components too). That is a sigificant amount of weight on a bike. Also, aluminum is less flexy which should provide more speed. A good example of this is the tour easy (cromoly)vs the gold rush (aluminum). They are very different performing bikes. Marci |
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Steve Christensen wrote in message ...
luvabluzer wrote: Steve, You got a custom V2 with similar components except for the aluminum frame for $1800? That's what I paid for my stock V2 back in 2001. Seemed like a good deal to me too. The only differences are the steel frame and the standard seat. Steve Christensen Keep in mind though, that the aluminum framed version weights about 7 pounds less than the cromo version (with upgraded components too). That is a sigificant amount of weight on a bike. Also, aluminum is less flexy which should provide more speed. A good example of this is the tour easy (cromoly)vs the gold rush (aluminum). They are very different performing bikes. Marci |
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Marci Taylor wrote: ...Also, aluminum is less flexy which should provide more speed. A good example of this is the tour easy (cromoly)vs the gold rush (aluminum). They are very different performing bikes. The aluminium alloy frame will be stiffer than the steel only if tubing with a significantly higher moment of inertia (larger diameter and/or greater wall thickness) is used. Aluminium alloys typically have an elastic modulus in the range of 70-80 GPa, while the elastic modulus of steel is around 200 GPa. So a steel tube will be almost three times as stiff as an aluminium alloy tube of the same diameter and wall thickness. Tom Sherman - Quad Cities USA (Illinois side) |
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Marci Taylor wrote: ...Also, aluminum is less flexy which should provide more speed. A good example of this is the tour easy (cromoly)vs the gold rush (aluminum). They are very different performing bikes. The aluminium alloy frame will be stiffer than the steel only if tubing with a significantly higher moment of inertia (larger diameter and/or greater wall thickness) is used. Aluminium alloys typically have an elastic modulus in the range of 70-80 GPa, while the elastic modulus of steel is around 200 GPa. So a steel tube will be almost three times as stiff as an aluminium alloy tube of the same diameter and wall thickness. Tom Sherman - Quad Cities USA (Illinois side) |
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