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Robb65pqRC
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Robb65pqRC seb-stott's article
Mar 8, 2024 at 21:31
Mar 8, 2024
Pinkbike Poll: Do You Need Downtube Storage?
I invented down tube storage at SBC in 2014. It adds very little weight to the frame. The frame itself is not heavier. The hole is in fact in a low stress area and the frames never failed in that zone during the barrage of testing required to validate. The extra carbon material required to reinforce around the hole is not much different from that removed to make the hole, so that’s pretty much a wash. Primary weight add is in the plastic door parts. Maybe 100g. It’s a convenient feature that some can appreciate in a sea of solid mountain bikes available these days. Take it or leave it. I’m proud of it. -RobbJ-