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I guess I worded the triangle question badly. Wasn't questioning the strength
aspect of triangles. More that with frame designs like the SB6 there's a ton
of just open space in the middle of the frame and then it's like the designers
said "Gee lets tacks a water bottle on the bottom bracket then." Seems like
there's a better way. (And sorry for the paint skills. Didn't know it was
going to be published. BTW photo was stolen from nsmb's review).
Why can't the designers:
A: Use non-triangular designs to fit the water bottle in or not have such open
space
B: Make a giant "SWAT" compartment in the open space a la Specialized
C: Place the shock differently so it doesn't make the space in the middle of
the frame unusable
Oct. 6, 2015, 9:31 a.m. - Brian Savery
#!markdown I guess I worded the triangle question badly. Wasn't questioning the strength aspect of triangles. More that with frame designs like the SB6 there's a ton of just open space in the middle of the frame and then it's like the designers said "Gee lets tacks a water bottle on the bottom bracket then." Seems like there's a better way. (And sorry for the paint skills. Didn't know it was going to be published. BTW photo was stolen from nsmb's review). Why can't the designers: A: Use non-triangular designs to fit the water bottle in or not have such open space B: Make a giant "SWAT" compartment in the open space a la Specialized C: Place the shock differently so it doesn't make the space in the middle of the frame unusable