Darren325 wrote:
The other point I would make is this. According to the report, the S5 is absolutely the fastest bike in the test protocol. I do not dispute that at all. BUT....and I do not know the answer to this....would the S5 really be the fastest?You can field test it and find out. I field tested it with a power meter using the Chung Method against the Boardman AiR on a twisty loop and it was faster.
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As we know, the previous generation S5 was not very stiff in the front end...would that mean even an elite rider would not be able to ride the frame to its fastest speed on a descentYou might recall Thor rode an S5 to two tour de france stage wins, both wins included a big climb, a huge descent where he had the highest descending speed of the entire pro tour, and a final sprint. Seemes like the bike did not hold him back, despite being a bigger guy where frame stiffness would be more likely to matter. (he also won a cobbled stage on an S3 prior to that!)
I think generally people make a bigger thing of stiffness that it really is, here is a fascinating example of that:
http://www.slowtwitch.com/...perception_4571.html
Kat Hunter reports on the San Dimas Stage Race from inside the GC winning team
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