What is a "compliant" ride?
07-01-11, 10:47 PM
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What is a "compliant" ride?
I hear people talking about how their bike offers a compliant ride. What does this mean?
07-01-11, 11:07 PM
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Comfortable. Some bikes transmit every little bump from the road to the bars and saddle for differing reasons.
07-02-11, 06:28 AM
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Compliant- The mechanical ability to flex in a vertical plane to absorb road variations and apply a smoother ride.
Not to be confused with lateral stiffness, where you don't want flex.
Not to be confused with lateral stiffness, where you don't want flex.
07-02-11, 06:37 AM
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Take a look at how "the experts" describe the taste of wine. Same goes for those "expert" few who somehow can tell you how a bike rides. I enjoy the ride of old gaspipe french bikes. Very "compliant".
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A compliant ride would be how my steel framed '81 Panasonic rides.
A compliant ride would be the opposite of how my Felt TT bike rides.
A compliant ride would be the opposite of how my Felt TT bike rides.
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It's what my Trek 460 does
