> As much as bicycle stiffness is a system, it does raise a question of whether ever-more sophistication and specificity mean a future of manufacturing products like weight-specific handlebars and rims.
Absolutely. How about a universal grading system for those products so you could compare one bar to the next objectively rather than rely on the subjective report of someone who is built differently and rides differently than you? That way a 150lb person or a 240lb person could make sense of how the stiffness of a RF NextR versus SixC compares to a OneUp. I was trying to figure this one and I actually emailed Oneup and I swear I could hear them snickering, as if there's no appreciable difference.
Jan. 16, 2023, 7:11 a.m. - Cr4w
> As much as bicycle stiffness is a system, it does raise a question of whether ever-more sophistication and specificity mean a future of manufacturing products like weight-specific handlebars and rims. Absolutely. How about a universal grading system for those products so you could compare one bar to the next objectively rather than rely on the subjective report of someone who is built differently and rides differently than you? That way a 150lb person or a 240lb person could make sense of how the stiffness of a RF NextR versus SixC compares to a OneUp. I was trying to figure this one and I actually emailed Oneup and I swear I could hear them snickering, as if there's no appreciable difference.