Never ever have I heard this before. All my bikes have been and are steel going back 50+ years. I love a 3x9 half step with granny where I can dial in my cadence to that magic spot where things seem almost effortless. It is almost like having a CVT. I ride friction and shift more often than most, near as I can tell, even those riding indexed. I'm not positive but I don't think I have ever been on an aluminum bike. Not saying my way is right or wrong for anyone but me but it has absolutely nothing to do with the frame material.
Bill S San Diego On Saturday, January 6, 2024 at 7:16:48 PM UTC-8 Ron Mc wrote: > I have to take exception with you Patrick - the people I know who are > concerned with cadence came from aluminum bikes, never change their > cadence, can tell you what is their cadence, and are always shifting. > On a good steel frame, you spin and mash and, yes, you still change gears, > possibly not as often. All of us on friction shifting anticipate and shift > early, and our "cadence" is all over the place. > Dailing into the sweet spot is never a constant rpm. > > On Saturday, January 6, 2024 at 7:18:27 PM UTC-6 Patrick Moore wrote: > >> On Sat, Jan 6, 2024 at 6:16 PM Patrick Moore <bert...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> ... Still, I think there are things "beyond your head" that make certain >>> bikes feel this way >>> >> >> >> http://www.matthewbcrawford.com/new-page-1-1 >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/465e70d9-1d50-4ad6-b7f1-906561ec27fcn%40googlegroups.com.
